#2 - Michael's eldest rode her bike with me to check out the nearby farmer's market. It was super cute and I'm excited to incorporate that more into my weekly routine. I bought zucchini for a zucchini pasta, mixed greens and some super yummi blueberries.
#3 - Later both of Michael's children rode their bikes to the beach by themselves for the first time. He was excited and also a bit protective/nervous with lots of advice as they were setting off. They did completely fine and enjoyed themselves.
#4 - During our break-up a couple years back I read a book by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt called Making Marriage Simple. One of their "truths" is that "Negativity is Invisible Abuse." Their suggestion to end negativity is to take a calendar, and for a month, end each day with a smiley face or a frown. The day gets a frown if either partner felt there was negativity that day. Negativity is critical thinking, competition, constructive criticism...Also you end each day by stating three gratitudes (no repeats) about each other. I suggested we try this for July last weekend. Michael seemed hesitant at first but ultimately agreed. Today he thanked me for this and said he is about to start a new journal and is glad to start it with this grateful energy. It is a journal I bought him in Spain and that he didn't use last time he began a journal, around the new year, because he was frustrated with me. The journal's cover states
Las Cosas
Grandes
Empiezan
Siendo
Pequenas
"Big things begin feeling small" (stated more poetically).
#5 - That kind of reminds me of the U.S. women's soccer team request for equal pay. I'm a lot more interested in that than how well they are doing (or did) in the World Cup. I wonder if this could be a small thing that changes the world of women and sports, or women's equity in general?
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