Day 2,889

Growth:

Communication can really cause issues when it is not clear and/or not clearly understood. This afternoon I spend more time than needed helping to fix a situation which never should have been an issue in the first place.

What’s interesting is that no one was truly at fault, and yet we were all at fault. What I learned was the importance of asking for confirmation that the message was truly received as intended. Similar to posts from the past week, I should have paused, asked, listened, and responded differently in order to prevent the future challenge.

Appreciation:

This evening Becky and I had supper with an old friend we hadn’t sent time with in many years. As we caught up we got into conversations that had Becky and I both laughing as we realized just how much our friend and I have in common. It was a blast! So thankful for taking the opportunity to re-connect and catch back up with someone who’s had a positive impact on my life in many ways. There’s much more for me to write about here but I think I’ll let the rest of my thoughts simmer for a bit and then they’ll show up in a future post, just a hunch.

What really sunk in for me today was a realization about not being alone in the way my brain processes spending time with people. Sometimes I wonder if I am a little different (spoiler alert – I am) in the way I am energized with other people and spending time alone. The conversation shifted my view on this a bit and gave me a few ideas on how to best live into who I am and to work on closing the gap. It also led to seeing Dad in a slightly different way and helped me see a bit of similarity there. I felt like I was spending time with a kindred spirit who had accumulated more wisdom and helped me see how to be a slightly better me. Not a bad dinner!

Presence:

I couldn’t help but laugh at this scene of my running buddies this morning 😂 As one of my teammates pointed out long ago, there’s not much more cute and funny than watching a calf run. These little guys were obviously not used to seeing people run past and were all skittering and running when I got close.

Thanks!!!