Find the Surprises in Your Day

Find the Surprises in Your Day

February 26, 2026

I’m not very inspired today but am committed to doing an entry daily, so out of a rabbit’s hat I’ll have to pull out something. Speaking of rabbits, this morning a small bunny was spotted out my living room window munching on some plants. I live in a large, luxe retirement community in Palo Alto, CA, and outside my window is a large rose garden. But bunnies are not usual visitors to our garden. So, it was a sweet surprise. Voila, there’s the subject. Sweet surprises. Do you notice when something positive pops up unexpectedly in your life? Or do those delights go largely unobserved? I subscribe to something published by Emily Gaines Demsky called 3 Good Things. Each day, she sends an email that prompts us to actually recall and state 3 things in our day which have made it better. Often I have to really think about what they might be. But the practice makes me much more aware that even when challenging stuff is swirling about, there’s always some good stuff, too. I believe that if we focus more on that good, more of it will come our way. It’s like creating a reality of the glass being half full rather than half empty. We draw to us that which we think about. In other words, if we expect the good, that’s what we will get. What are your thoughts on the subject? Would love to know…