{"id":8284,"date":"2010-07-07T05:00:35","date_gmt":"2010-07-07T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.californiapsychics.com\/?p=8284"},"modified":"2010-09-01T18:14:04","modified_gmt":"2010-09-02T01:14:04","slug":"living-with-appreciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html","title":{"rendered":"Living With Appreciation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weather today is in the 90s, with a heat index of over 100 degrees. Fortunately, we have air conditioning in our home. The newspaper says a local aid agency gets over 100 calls a day requesting fans or air conditioners. When I grew up, we didn’t have air conditioning, of course \u2013 and neither did most of the people we knew. We had fans, which seemed quite normal to us. Summer<\/a> <\/strong>heat was a part of life.<\/p>\n

When people step outside now, they immediately complain about how hot it is, and that they just can\u2019t do anything outside in this heat. They\u2019re used to air conditioning, and how much better their lives are with it. They have it at home, in their cars, their offices<\/strong><\/a>. Even where they shop had better have excellent air conditioning, as well.<\/p>\n

I once knew someone who said that we should “store up the good times and remember them when the bad times come.” I always agreed with this, but have an additional slant to it, as well. I believe we should still keep the bad (or less fortunate) times in mind and remember them when we are living well. Recalling the heat and the effort it took to sleep at night never fails to bring me a lot of appreciation for what I have now.<\/p>\n

Years ago, I lived in an efficiency apartment \u2013 one room with a tiny bathroom and kitchen. This apartment had a space heater and no air conditioning. The tenant could use a fan. To demonstrate how long ago this was, the rent was $75.00 a month.<\/p>\n

At the time, I fully appreciated being able to rent this apartment. I lived there for some time after I was divorced. The elderly landlady allowed me to keep my cat, which was my first priority (along with affordable rent). Everything else was tolerable. I froze in the winter and burned up in the summer. Other tenants could easily be heard coming and going on the uncarpeted hallway floors. Doors always closed with a loud slam. But when I became irritated with the noise and the extreme temperatures, I remembered the important things \u2013 having my cat in a place I could afford.<\/p>\n

I remind myself daily to be thankful that I have things such as air conditioning. When I didn\u2019t, I rejoiced that I had other things, like affordable rent and my cat. I do store up the good times, but still remember the less-good times, as well. If my house air conditioning goes out, I will survive, just like I did in my second-floor efficiency. If I become less secure than I am now, I will remember how I got through the past insecure times. Future good fortune will, I hope, make me even more aware of my blessings. But no matter what I possess, I will try to keep living with appreciation<\/a> <\/strong>of what I have had in the past and may have in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We should remember the good times when it’s bad – but we should remember the bad times when it’s good, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6533,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[4662,6911,6318,6523,6910,6908],"cp_author":[7596],"class_list":["post-8284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mind-body-spirit","tag-appreciation","tag-gratefulness","tag-psychic-tansy","tag-tansy","tag-thankfulness","tag-weather","cp_author-california-psychics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLiving With Appreciation | California Psychics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We should remember the good times when it's bad - but we should remember the bad times when it's good, too.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Living With Appreciation | California Psychics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We should remember the good times when it's bad - but we should remember the bad times when it's good, too.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"California Psychics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-07-07T12:00:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2010-09-02T01:14:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"dmarantz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"dmarantz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html\",\"name\":\"Living With Appreciation | California Psychics\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-07-07T12:00:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2010-09-02T01:14:04+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5c8bb38408feb57ed1a0f258f86a4787\"},\"description\":\"We should remember the good times when it's bad - but we should remember the bad times when it's good, too.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"California Psychics\",\"description\":\"Psychic Readings | Live Phone Psychics\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5c8bb38408feb57ed1a0f258f86a4787\",\"name\":\"dmarantz\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761cfc95bae08994aabc5481dd6a5226bcb616a05f92b9b8f4b434ad88d2a4fe?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761cfc95bae08994aabc5481dd6a5226bcb616a05f92b9b8f4b434ad88d2a4fe?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"dmarantz\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/author\/dmarantz\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Living With Appreciation | California Psychics","description":"We should remember the good times when it's bad - but we should remember the bad times when it's good, too.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Living With Appreciation | California Psychics","og_description":"We should remember the good times when it's bad - but we should remember the bad times when it's good, too.","og_url":"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html","og_site_name":"California Psychics","article_published_time":"2010-07-07T12:00:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2010-09-02T01:14:04+00:00","author":"dmarantz","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"dmarantz","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html","url":"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html","name":"Living With Appreciation | California Psychics","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2010-07-07T12:00:35+00:00","dateModified":"2010-09-02T01:14:04+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5c8bb38408feb57ed1a0f258f86a4787"},"description":"We should remember the good times when it's bad - but we should remember the bad times when it's good, too.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/living-with-appreciation.html"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/","name":"California Psychics","description":"Psychic Readings | Live Phone Psychics","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5c8bb38408feb57ed1a0f258f86a4787","name":"dmarantz","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usw2-www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761cfc95bae08994aabc5481dd6a5226bcb616a05f92b9b8f4b434ad88d2a4fe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761cfc95bae08994aabc5481dd6a5226bcb616a05f92b9b8f4b434ad88d2a4fe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"dmarantz"},"url":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/author\/dmarantz"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6533"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8284"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8343,"href":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8284\/revisions\/8343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8284"},{"taxonomy":"cp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cp_author?post=8284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}