Does the weather affect your mood?
It can do, but not necessarily. If I’m feeling a bit down anyway (like just now), bad weather doesn’t always make me feel any worse and sunshine doesn’t always make me feel any better. But if I’m feeling OK in general, then the changeable weather does tend to affect my mood more.
If a stranger smiles at you or says ‘Good morning’ when they pass you in the street, do you return it?
On most occasions – it would usually be an odd or extreme situation for me not to do so, and in general I’m often the one to instigate such a simple everyday exchange in the first place. Although me completely avoiding such an interaction and not even catching their eye on approach has sometimes happened in the past, depending on the general weirdness vibes emanating from the person concerned. Some people (and I do mean complete strangers here) can sometimes take the basic cultural politeness of you smiling and acknowledging their existence as an open invitation to make further acquaintance as if by smiling so brazenly you are asking for far more than the common courtesy would suggest. As an introvert, I tend to find that difficult so will usually avoid risking that if potentially being accosted in that way seems to be a likely outcome. I far prefer it when both parties restrict their reactions/ comments to the accepted level of response and simply pass on by as expected, social etiquette met satisfactorily…
If you had a choice of just one of these things to eat, what would it be and why? Chocolate, a sweet pastry, a plate of chips/ fries? (This is not a forever choice, just one instance)
Right now it would be chocolate, because overall I’m feeling a bit sad and vulnerable and in need of emotional comfort, and chocolate can sometimes help sweeten my feelings of dismay and disappointment in life…
If you could go back to a specific age, what would that be, and why?
No thanks, it’s bad enough having gone through it all once already without having to go through any or all of it again…
What are you grateful for today?
I had a steroid injection into my hip joint on Monday (to treat osteoarthritis), and to my delight it seems to have worked in reducing my pain levels by quite a bit, so that’s a huge thing to feel grateful for. My pain hasn’t gone completely, and of course my range of movement and overall mobility is still very much compromised, but I do feel thankful for small mercies…
I’m trying not to celebrate with too much excitement for now in case the current anti-inflammatory effect doesn’t last long and I end up disappointed sooner than expected, so am still being very cautious about the results so far… But so far, so good! 🙂
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