{"id":7585,"date":"2013-12-02T15:20:25","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T20:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avidbruxist.com\/blog\/?p=7585"},"modified":"2013-12-02T15:20:25","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T20:20:25","slug":"30-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avidbruxist.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/02\/30-days\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been attempting to focus on the abundance in my life, rather than participating my usual Trance of Scarcity. The meditation (see Day 25) definitely helps, but I also thought I’d tweet one of those annoying 30 Days of Thankfulness things, except try to make it not-annoying.<\/p>\n

The most difficult part was not coming up with things for which I felt grateful—I got plenty. The most difficult part was staying within 140 characters. You know how I like to babble on. The teacher of a writing workshop I took last year said, “You’ve got 25-30% too much fat.”<\/p>\n

I was like, “DON’T I KNOW IT. Wait, you mean my writing?” He was right. I need to trim it down…<\/p>\n

Arg! If I wanted to go on a word diet, I would’ve been a poet!<\/p>\n

But I did it for thirty days. (NB: The following is not poetry. It’s just skinny prose.)<\/p>\n

Day 1: 4 years ago today, my sister called me at 3am to ask if I could come watch her 2 kids bc her 3rd was rarin to come out. #thankful<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Avid Bruxist (@avidbruxist) November 2, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That 4-year-old, man. She’s dramatic and sassy, she wants what she wants, and she’s in the 8th percentile for height. In other words, she’s me. Hahaha. No, she’s not. She’s her. She’s her own person. But kind of me. I yub her.<\/p>\n

Day 2: 6 years ago, her cage had a sign that said “Cruelty\/Confiscation” on it. My 5yo niece said, “You could name her Violet.” #thankful<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Avid Bruxist (@avidbruxist) November 2, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This girl. She does something to my heart.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Day 3: Sometimes when our schedules align, a couple great friends and I get together and watch TV. #simplepleasures<\/a> #jocdetrons<\/a> #thankful<\/a> \u2014 Avid Bruxist (@avidbruxist) November 4, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Day 4: I used to eat my feelings all the time. Sometimes I still do but sometimes I rip a barbell off the floor instead. #crossfit<\/a> #thankful<\/a> \u2014 Avid Bruxist (@avidbruxist) November 4, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Day 5: I thought this goober was a calm dog so I adopted him. Dewormed, *not calm*. He’s him so who cares. #thankful<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/j0fOQ4Qo7S<\/a> \u2014 Avid Bruxist (@avidbruxist) November 5, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Day 6: Talking w Dad abt a childhood friend, realized Idk what it’s like to have a parent who said he’d be somewhere & not show up #thankful<\/a> \u2014 Avid Bruxist (@avidbruxist) November 7, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n