Naturally, I tend to have negative thoughts. To deal with this, I’ve found that gratitude works wonders for me. When I shift gears into a grateful mindset, I regain strength, and it feels like the wind returns to my sails.
For my kids, I introduced this practice as the Mishmishim Game. On one of my birthdays, Nina made me an album of songs she knows I love and called it Mishmishim. You can listen to it on SoundCloud here.
https://soundcloud.com/nina-gat-35060891/sets/mishmishim
Mishmish means apricot in Hebrew.
Imagine a plate of mishmishim in front of you. The goal is to “eat” ten of them by expressing gratitude for ten things. Here’s my plate for today:
I’m grateful for this blog.
I met some really nice people last night.
I finally have space in my closet to store my work.
My house is organized. I may be behind on about 100 other things, but at least I know what they are!
I can’t believe that 15 years after creating Home, Work, Self, it’s still thriving and evolving.
Each of my kids seems to be doing great, and I’m so proud of them.
Since the war in Israel began, I’ve met so many kind and wonderful people.
I’m at peace with how my studio work is progressing.
I think I’ve finally reached a stage in my life where I can dedicate more time to making books.
I’m turning 55 in two weeks, and I’m totally okay with it.
