Sensitive Personal | Spot the Success (2 Viewers)

[centen]

I listen to a lot of podcasts because I have a large dog who needs a lot of walks. One I was listening to recently said that her therapist was encouraging her to try a "game" called Spot the Success. Every day, she tries to put together a list of ten "successes" which are defined as anything she did that made life a little bit brighter or easier for herself, her pets, her community, or anyone else. So some days, it may contain things like "released a new podcast" but some days, it may contain things more like "made a really good cup of tea that made me happy."

I tagged this sensitive just in case it is for anyone. But I thought it was a nice idea to try.

So far today I have:
1. Took my vitamins
2. Shoveled my driveway so I can drive safely later and my dog can leave the house without getting snow on her belly
3. Sent a message to a friend that I was thinking of them, and got a response that it made them feel seen
4. Made lunch at home, so I'm not wasting food
5. Researched questions for a coworker and helped them with their tasks

How's your list looking so far today?

 

[Tickita]

An old therapist told me the same thing, and I have been doing it on stressful days.

Today I have:

1. Woke up early to have leisure time before work
2. Ate breakfast earlier
3. Stayed on task
4. Ate a snack

 

[StirFriedPanda]

1. Slept in
2. Fed my dog.
3. Picked up a week's worth of dog poop.
4. It's snowing (I didn't make that happen but I love snow)
5. Paid all my bills.
6. Put money in to savings(If it stays their it'll be a miracle)
7. Realized I'm poor now.
8. Went and got a soda so no one gets hurt.

 

[centen]

An old therapist told me the same thing, and I have been doing it on stressful days.

Today I have:

1. Woke up early to have leisure time before work
2. Ate breakfast earlier
3. Stayed on task
4. Ate a snack

I took on a new job ~7 months ago, so I alternate between days of "I've got this" and "holy hell, I hope no one realizes what a mistake it was to hire me" and I've been having the latter feeling this week, so the podcast was kind of nicely timely to put things into perspective that not everything has gone terribly, not even most things.

That's a great list for today! It definitely sounds like you've got some good things going on.

 

[centen]

1. Slept in
2. Fed my dog.
3. Picked up a week's worth of dog poop.
4. It's snowing (I didn't make that happen but I love snow)
5. Paid all my bills.
6. Put money in to savings(If it stays their it'll be a miracle)
7. Realized I'm poor now.
8. Went and got a soda so no one gets hurt.

9. Made me laugh. :D You're fun Panda.

 

[athenaaa]

1. Took a shower
2. Went to school
3. Bus never came so I improvised and walked
4. I talked to a real human when getting food at school
5. I talked to a human again when I went to go see if my textbook was ready for pickup it was not

 

[centen]

1. Took a shower
2. Went to school
3. Bus never came so I improvised and walked
4. I talked to a real human when getting food at school
5. I talked to a human again when I went to go see if my textbook was ready for pickup it was not

Those are really big things! It'd have been so much easier to avoid people and not walk to school. Good work friend!

 

[athenaaa]

Those are really big things! It'd have been so much easier to avoid people and not walk to school. Good work friend!

Thank you! I almost considered going back home.

Considering my extreme social anxiety, this is a huge accomplishment. I’m definitely all humaned out for the day

 

[centen]

Thank you! I almost considered going back home.

Considering my extreme social anxiety, this is a huge accomplishment. I’m definitely all humaned out for the day

You did so good!

 

[athenaaa]

You did so good!

Thank you did I mention that the walk was 40mins and there’s snow on the ground

 

[centen]

Thank you did I mention that the walk was 40mins and there’s snow on the ground

You're braver than me!! If I didn't have a dog, I wouldn't have even bothered going out to my driveway with snow. That's definitely a huge win!

 

[athenaaa]

You're braver than me!! If I didn't have a dog, I wouldn't have even bothered going out to my driveway with snow. That's definitely a huge win!

Aww what kind of dog do you have?

 

[centen]

Aww what kind of dog do you have?

She's part labrador retriever, part American staffordshire terrier! She's 70 lbs, so too big to keep cooped up; she'd go stir crazy.

 

[athenaaa]

She's part labrador retriever, part American staffordshire terrier! She's 70 lbs, so too big to keep cooped up; she'd go stir crazy.

Aww she sounds adorable

 

[StirFriedPanda]

9. Made me laugh. :D You're fun Panda.

If I made someone laugh my job is done for the day. I can go back to bed now.

 

[the101]

I listen to a lot of podcasts because I have a large

How's your list looking so far today?

I love this idea for a thread. Let me put mine in when my work day ends!

 

[Wingfrost]

Oooh I like this idea actually
1. Slept well with no nightmares
2. Finished chores early
3. Gave my chickens a few treats
4. Finished something I’ve been meaning to get done for a while
5. Made a yummy dinner

 

[the101]

1. Woke up without the alarm and ready to function.
2. Clipped the tangles on one of my kitties.
3. Gave a task to a team member instead of doing it myself. (I’m very bad at delegating when I know I can just do it.)
4. Made sure I ate dinner
5. Didn’t snap at my bf when he was fussing preemptively about me making sure I ate my dinner. 😬
6. Called my mom
7. Finished a jigsaw puzzle (game on my phone)

 

[centen]

Oooh I like this idea actually
1. Slept well with no nightmares
2. Finished chores early
3. Gave my chickens a few treats
4. Finished something I’ve been meaning to get done for a while
5. Made a yummy dinner

That's a great day! It's funny how much a good night's sleep impacts things.

1. Woke up without the alarm and ready to function.
2. Clipped the tangles on one of my kitties.
3. Gave a task to a team member instead of doing it myself. (I’m very bad at delegating when I know I can just do it.)
4. Made sure I ate dinner
5. Didn’t snap at my bf when he was fussing preemptively about me making sure I ate my dinner. 😬
6. Called my mom
7. Finished a jigsaw puzzle (game on my phone)

You got a ton done too! I hope dinner was extra delicious for you. ❤



It's fun seeing everyone document all the little highlights. It helps remind me that one bad moment isn't actually that big a deal in the scheme of things.