This has been one crazy week...

...but here's what I'm going to take from it. Circumstances that are beyond my control shouldn't have an effect upon my happiness. I say they "shouldn't" have an effect because they almost always do, and then I end up getting frustrated that I'm not strong enough to go with my underlying peace, and that affects my happiness even more and before I know it I've gone borderline insane. It's not like the underlying peace isn't there. I've just become great at ignoring it. No more I say.

So last week was the week of renewed self-discipline. This week will be known as the week of renewed focus on my calm insides rather than my turbulent outsides. I'm stepping up the efforts to choose happiness no matter what. Or choose optimism as Kidd would say. Everyone always makes fun of him for that, but I'm right there with him.

Thanks for sticking with me during these fits of self-analysis. On to happy thoughts. Dinner and margaritas with friends tonight, and a gathering of girlfriends tomorrow night for food, fun, and L Word trivia. I heard The L Word is coming back to Showtime in January instead of February. Is that true? I can't wait. That's one outside stimulus that can have control over me and I won't care. :-) Have a great weekend everybody.