I “Get” To…

I love the positive psych explanations for psychological/physiological interactions.  One of the simplest is reframing have to do_______ or  got to do _______ statements into  I get to do____ statements.  Reframing  “I have to go get new wheelchair tires” into “I get to go get  new wheelchair tires 100% covered by my workmen’s comp insurance” greatly changes how I feel about going to a shop with less than stellar customer service.

Instead of waiting for the chair to be worked on, I had Lea take it inside and drove around the corner to Alderwood Mall.  She went shopping at Ross for 30 minutes while I played with my 3G cell phone and read Positivity.  By the time we got back to the repair shop my chair was ready.  The repair guy had gone to lunch.  In an unexpected and pleasantly surprising display of proactive customer service, he called me this afternoon to let me know of some other priority work that needed to be done on my chair.

I can sorta barely surf the web in 3G, but it is barely better than use only in emergencies.  I will likely upgrade to 4G this month.  The primary reason for me to hold off on the 4G upgrade is to avoid hiding in my phone instead of being present when out in public.  I see lots of people playing with their phones these days while greatly missing out on the social interactions around them.  Maybe I won’t upgrade.  I vacillate!

There are few things in life that I have to do.  There are many actions I get to do that make my life better when I do them.  Staying sober, going to meetings and being of service to others are three examples of what I get to do as part of a healthy self-care program for me.

I am grateful for all the things that I get to do in my life today and that I get to make choices about how I want to live.