5 Nice Things About Today

1. It snowed!
2. I found a scientist who argued for the inclusion of emotion and motivation into the equation when we create our account of human thought. "When considering this question from an evolutionary perspective, we are forced to recognize that complex human behavior has co-evolved over time with the organism as a whole. The brain and its functions have been shaped by bodily needs and cultural rules that are quite independent of the rules of logic. The evolutionary perspective therefore suggests that it is impossible to equate "thinking" with reason. ... How we feel about what we think about and how this fits into our shifting hierarchy of desires determine the outcome of our mental activity at least as much as logic does." ~Csikszentmihalyi. *wild applause*
3. I saw a squirrel make an exquisitely graceful and effortless leap from sidewalk to garden wall. Poetry in motion.
4. A kid in the subway station was spinning with a knapsack in each hand, letting their momentum take him round and round.
5. I keep smiling. I don't think I've stopped in an hour. I feel filled with excitement and love.

Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep

Sometimes I feel like there are too many people thinking life's no good around me (sometimes even me) and what kind of talk is that?? Life is lovely!

5 Nice Things I Noticed Today:
1. Two of my profs said that missing two weeks of their courses to go teach in Hawaii was a wonderful opportunity for me.
2. My sister's hair flowed down over her shoulder like a incredibly long golden wave. Like princess hair.
3. My sister brought home chocolate covered cookies.
4. I listened to Robbie Williams singing "My Way" live at the Albert Hall, and at the end he says "Mum. This is your son singing! I love you!"
5. Motion Perception is predictive, and we perceive things slightly ahead of where they actually are. Which means we are seeing into the future all the time.