Optimistic October: Day 18 - Pat-On-The-Back Time

Oh, this is a good one.

I've been a little down this week, struggling against an invisible and ill-defined weight on my shoulders. Everything's seemed a little foggy and I have been (metaphorically) wading through treacle.

But there are things we do every day that, even though it feels like we're taking them in our stride, are actually little wins. Some of them are things we find tricky but push through them anyway. Other things are things that we may genuinely find easy but other people wouldn't have a clue.

Here are a few of my "actually, that was pretty good going" wins for today (if you get through them, send me some of yours!):

• I went to London by myself.
• I walked from Euston station to Southwark, having deliberately got an earlier train to do so.
• I spent the day with strangers, immersed in unfamilar surroundings and concentrating on things that were far outside my comfort zone.
• I walked back again...

Pretty pleased with that. All of those things will be a "so what?" for someone reading this, but for me, they're all a reason to be a little bit pleased with myself.