I think I am going to just take the time to write a little about appreciation this post. I’ve been wearing down a little thin more recently, with patience waning and my temper becoming shorter and shorter (almost shorter than these wintery days). I feel like a lot of things are getting to me and though I have come to terms with the fact the life is fundamentally unfair, I can’t say that there aren’t frequent irritations that occur, as they do for us all. Politics has been a bit of a drag recently and has caused a huge amount of suppressed bile to rise from the sewers (that was a great metaphor, well done me -> self-compassion during angry feelings, gold star). There has been a lot of hate around, a lot of fear, words spoken out of turn and actions that are much worse than that. So now, more than ever is a time for appreciation. It is a wonderful happening that we are all so different, that we view things in different ways and can have such a huge impact on the world aroun