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Not to speak in code, but I am a woman over 40, so yesterday I had to have my annual big squeeze.  It sucks.  No one can deny it.

As I started talking with the radiology tech about the process, and how many boobs she handles in the course of a day and the various attitudes she experiences, she said, “No one’s happy to get this done,” and I instantly replied, “Oh, I am.”

I can think of so many reasons off the top of my head to be happy about it.  Here are just a few:

Whenever you have to do something unpleasant (go to the dentist, renew your car registration, clean out the gutters), try to make a list of all the reasons you are happy to be doing that activity.  Chances are, you have a lot of reasons, and they far outweigh the negatives of the thing you’re doing, so go ahead – bathe that filthy dog, get that colon examined, squeeze those boobs.

And never forget how happy you are to do it.

2 Responses

  1. I stumbled across your blog today and it made me happy!! I am a firm believer in the power of the positive, not just when things are wonderful, but most especially when they are not. Thanks for spreading the word 🙂

  2. Erin, thanks so much for the nice note! It’s true that if we can focus on our happiness when it’s most challenged, we’ll find it’s always there, in good times and bad.