#3goodthinks
#3goodthinks
#threegoodthings
Three good things today
🌱 Morning at work: urgent collaboration among teams to help homeless children.
🌱 An afternoon briefing for the volunteer de-escalation big team.
🌱 A large demonstration with thousands of people against the government’s takeover of public […]
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November 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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#threegoodthings
Three good things today
🌱 It’s definitely fall. With beautiful fall colors, fog, and rain.
🌱 Long naps, rest, food. Potato pancakes, Hokkaido pumpkin soup, and red lentils.
🌱 Even though we’re having some issues with our home internet connection, and even though my […]
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October 31, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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#threegoodthings
Three good things—not today. Because I’m simply too tired to write them all down.
🌱 A weekend training session for teachers, from which I returned on Sunday.
🌱 A gathering with my Protestant friends tonight to discuss economic stagnation.
🌱 A gathering with friends […]
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October 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 A preventive doctor’s visit. It looks like I’m in good health.
🌱 My client and I are standing on the riverbank, watching the ducks and muskrats for a long time as they glide through a layer of fallen yellow leaves on the water’s surface.
🌱 […]
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October 21, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 Mushroom goulash for lunch. With chili.
🌱 A conversation with a client who needed some support.
🌱 An event at the tea house—an introduction to Zen meditation for the public—where the attendees asked some really good questions.
October 20, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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#threegoodthings
Three good things today:
🌱 I went biking in the woods to pick mushrooms. There are lots of mushrooms growing right now, so I didn’t have to look very hard.
🌱 A session with my therapist—a few minor connection issues, but it worked out well in the end.
🌱 A goulash […]
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October 19, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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#threegoodthings
Three good things today:
🌱 Fixed the gasket on the garden pump.
🌱 Fixed the jammed lock on my apartment door. I basically had to force my way through the lock—without causing any damage—just by following the instructions my locksmith friend gave me over the phone […]
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October 18, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 A community gathering where I teach homeless people how to facilitate community gatherings.
🌱 Potatoes with hummus. Lately, I’ve mainly been wondering if I have anything to eat and if I’ll have time to eat. So far, so good.
🌱 It’s Friday […]
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October 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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#threegoodthings
Three good things today:
🌱 Team supervision at work. We discussed a specific approach that would improve safety and looked for ways to tackle the team’s burnout.
🌱 A professional consultation with an addiction specialist – on how to support clients who are dependent […]
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October 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 Donating plasma at the blood transfusion centre. They’ve got some lovely hummus there for vegans to top up their energy.
🌱 An unexpected need to help the team, even though I’m not working today – but it was a great help.
🌱 A meeting of the […]
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October 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 I’m drinking strong, cheap black tea from Turkey, grown in Azerbaijan.
🌱 I’ve soaked some chickpeas so I can make hummus tomorrow.
🌱 Otherwise, I’m just relaxing, lying about, reading and chatting with my wife.
October 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Three good things – not today. Because I’m simply too tired to write them all down.
🌱 A brilliant ADHD support group. That support really does make a difference.
🌱 A community gathering for homeless people and the mayor of willage. And brilliant speech by the […]
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October 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 Two handy interns on the team. They’re a great help.
🌱 I’m teaching two elderly homeless women how to mow the lawn with a scythe. The result wasn’t exactly professional, but it was great fun.
🌱 I’ve learnt that very few mediations go well […]
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October 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 I had a long sleep. And then I’ve been drinking Gaivan Korean green tea all day – a Buddhist nun gave it to me and a friend brought it all the way from the other side of the world.
🌱 Fried patties made from brown and red lentils – […]
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September 26, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 When I got back from holiday, I found that my colleagues had covered my desk with dry leaves, put a sign saying ‘Welcome to the forest’ on my monitor, and hung up my photo everywhere, framed with chillies and bearing the caption ‘I’m on […]
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September 22, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 We managed to get the train to visit our daughter in the neighbouring county, despite power cuts and a delayed service.
🌱 A walk with the family, carrying our little grandson on my front in a baby carrier.
🌱 Lots of good food and a […]
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September 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 I received tremendous support from the team. I never would have thought it was possible. I'm deeply moved.
🌱 Lots of work done - very tired, but a good feeling.
🌱 A shared Zen meditation practice, powerful chants, new people, a pleasant […]
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September 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 Visiting a former neighbour and fixing her light switch.
🌱 Sitting down and chatting with the family.
🌱 Praying together with my wife, because not everything is good and we have some concerns.
September 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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#threegoodthings
Three good things today:
🌱 A long lie-in this morning. A really long one. A rare treat. And then a nice cup of morning tea.
🌱 Rest, food, reading. Bean paste on bread. Dogwood berries pickled like olives from last year.
🌱 Sitting with my laptop and posting photos on […]
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September 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 My wife’s money has arrived. We’d run out of savings, so we’re delighted.
🌱 A full-day seminar on relaxation and resilience for social workers. I fell asleep on the floor twice during the seminar.
🌱 A celebration to mark the completion of […]
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September 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 Picking cranberries for a meal and heather flowers for tea in the mountain forest, for my wife.
🌱 Saying goodbye to the log cabin in the mountains – we’ve had a lovely time here, and we’ll keep coming back as long as I’ve got the strength […]
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September 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 In the inclement weather, we’re drinking tea in a mountain cabin and having a chat.
🌱 When the weather is better, we chop wood for heating in the mountain spruce forest. The dry trees will serve us and any other visitors well.
🌱 When the […]
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September 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 Today’s hike up to 1,580 metres above sea level to the mountain refuge, a wooden cabin beneath the mountain ridge.
🌱 A porridge made from buckwheat, lentils and mushrooms we’d gathered on the way up, and herbal tea.
🌱 A few minutes before […]
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September 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 Working together as a team to finalise the community document. I received recognition for my work. And then there was the community meeting with clients.
🌱 A small rice cooker arrived for my wife.
🌱 A meeting of the Mutual Support Network […]
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September 2, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Three good things today:
🌱 We’ve finalised a new draft of the community rules for homeless people.
🌱 We’ve got a new electric cooker. The old one was barely working and was causing power cuts. Our landlord bought a cheap Turkish model, but we’re really pleased with […]
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September 1, 2026 at 8:16 PM