Days 11-13

**My days are out of order**

Day 11: Pick one of your five senses to focus on each day. Take note of how many gifts come to you via that single port of entry. Write about this experience.

Sight, what would I do without it? Seeing my children smile, watching them run and play, it's simply the best sight in the world. At bedtime, while I rock them and read them books, they frequently look up into my eyes and there are no words for those moments. There are no sounds, it's just complete silence and the meaning I find in it is far beyond anything I could ever explain.

Day 12: Today, make the effort to live life with a positive outlook. Restrain from criticizing the people around you. Dare to see the glass half full. Listen more than you speak. Give freely of yourself. Practice kindness at every opportunity.

Day 13: Pick three friends or family members you see regularly. View their actions and gestures through a positive lens, assuming their goodness and witnessing their best intentions.

12 and 13 blended together for me. I seem to criticize people a lot, but I also view that as a reality--- people do stupid things and I have a really hard time finding the positive sunny side of stupidity. To be totally honest, I failed at Day 12, I'm working on it though. Day 13 I've done well with. I'm trying to see the goodness in everyone. I still see the issues and the problems, but I'm trying to focus on the good.