Inventory

13 April 2021: Felt overwhelmed for a lot of today. Swamped with trying to address everything from grading to class prep to research projects to WV's evil bill attacking transgender people. 

As I sit here tonight, I am making myself do an inventory of the good parts of the day:

1) My walk while listening to one of my favorite podcasts.

2) My cats, who refuse to let me feel alone. They literally force me to pet them or look at them. It's gets me out of my head and makes me grateful. 

3) That redbud still doing its thing and stopping me in my tracks.

4) The really good soup I made for dinner (that will also be tomorrow's lunch and dinner).

Deep breaths. On we go.