100 Grand

You've heard of the gratitude exercise where you imagine losing everything you have: your home, your savings, your family, your ability to see or hear, your ability to walk. Then imagine getting each of these things back, one by one, and consider how grateful you would be for each and every one. You are told to start finding joy in the small things instead of holding out for big achievements—such as getting the promotion, having a comfortable nest egg saved up, getting married, having the baby, and so on–before allowing yourself to feel gratitude and joy.

I had that experience this afternoon. I took a nap and was totally zonked. As I slept, I dreamed I gambled $100,000 on being able to convince a goat to cross a finish line (okay, so my gambling experience is limited). I convinced a friend to make the same gamble with her $100,000. We both lost all our money.

It sure felt good to wake up from that nap!