glass half full

A habit of complaint and negativity has crept up on me unawares. These are the things I've been committed to being, since 2002:

Unstoppable creativity and contribution
Powerful, present, and satisfied
"things count"
Radiant peace
Trust and vulnerability
Standing for people's greatness
Surrender
Immediate outstretching and intentional impact
Complete and reliable
Being true to my heart
Content and available

Present, complete, powerful contribution
Love

Being peaceful and loving seems to result in light and humorous behavior, and in a lot of gratitude. (I think gratitude might be a basal emotion, sui generis, irreducible, etc.)

Anyway, these are the things I declare myself to be, and whatever is not in alignment with them will be pitched as detrimental to my quality of life.

This is the kind of awareness fasting can bring. I am on day 3 of what my housemate calls "juice-fest."