June 23rd

• When your physio therapist does something new and right that eases you right away
• Finally finding an article that you've been looking for for a long time
• Sitting in the sun updating your blog and checking your e-mail
• When applications finally go through - and are approved
• When you've diagnosed someone, and you're not even a doctor
• A shiny newly washed car with metallic paint
• Learning about nature
• Afternoon naps after sleeping poorly in the night
• Meeting someone who's informativ and realistic about your handicap
• Finding a chair that's so good it feels like it was made just for you
• Realizing that your nephew and nieces are very talented and imaginative
• When you find a ketchup that you're not allergic too
• Not being allergic at all
• Listening to the birds sing and the water's babbling while feeling a tiny breeze caress you
• Soft fluffy clothes
• Outside candles
• Disposable gloves that you use for dirty jobs
• Once in a while getting a bitter cold drink
• Finding a birthday present on sale so that you can buy something the budget didn't allow otherwise
• Having a boyfriend that doesn't complain if you can't shave your legs every time it's needed
• Personal aids that help you wash yourself
• Helping an old "uncle"
• That an 86 year old man works on the computer and wonders why it does certain things
• Flower buds on any plant, they're tiny and freshly green and just waiting to reveal their treassure
• Getting better at asking for help instead for "spoiling" one's body
• When hyacinths bloom in june instead of in december
• Not being afraid to use color in your wardrobe
• When a child at a young age shows interest in gardening
• Feeling priviledged even though you know that you technically categorize as poor
• When someone confirms that your observations are correct
• Not being helpless with power tools