Another November, another opportunity to express the compulsive part of my OCD affliction.
I don’t know if I’ve written here before, and I’m too unmotivated to go check, but I have the “Pure O” variety of OCD.
I’ve done this every November since 2010.
Obviously, the middle part of that sequence was rather tumultuous, but I finally feel like I can really just focus on relaxing writing.
This year’s writing, however, is going to be a bit different than it has been.
My November (and I really hate putting it that way…if I’m here, and you’re here, doesn’t it make it our November, Mr. Hand?)
But doing this every day helps keep me focused on what’s to come.
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So tonight’s the night it gets really cold for the first time.
Thanksgiving dinner ordered and paid for from a local restaurant. Travel to see family up next. Events scheduled. Any day now, there might be snow flying.
I’m ready.
But can I do the stuff I’ve planned to do, and relax some?
It’s going to be difficult. On the other hand, I suppose I could be in a much worse situation.
I shouldn’t think that way.
Takes commitment to change that way of thinking. So, too, does doing things like avoiding worty dirds. I was listening to Based Politics earlier today, and Hannah was talking about how she doesn’t watch her mouth.
I’ve put forth an effort, lately, to clean up my language. Not because I think that there’s anything inherently wrong, but I worry (part of the myriad mental issues?) that doing so reduces your message’s effectiveness.
So the writing is just another thing I can do to improve myself.
Maybe there’ll be something to give thanks for towards the end of the month. Maybe, not.
But I’m going to try.
And we’re off…..