Day 2,906

Growth:

Take time to work on what’s most important. It almost never feels the most urgent, but it is the tiny percent of stuff that makes the largest percent of impact. Today was one of those days and it felt great to make progress!

Appreciation:

Not gonna lie, my brain is still processing the Presence portion I have already written below. It was pretty intense and my melon is having a difficult time setting that memory down for a moment so I can work on other things.

So thankful for yoga! Yes, I know, I sound like a broken record, but it is one of the go to’s to help me take a deep breath and chill while also getting an awesome sweat on. During busy times like soccer season I am always tempted to skip it and just have a quiet night at home. Fortunately for me – and what I am most thankful for this evening – Becky is always asking if I want to go. There’s never any pressure from her, but the one simple act of asking helps remind me that I will always feel better for going. As usual, Becky’s right 😉 So thankful for her ongoing willingness to ask and her grit to always go when she has the option.

Presence:

On my drive home there was a moment when I had some music on (My Own Soul’s Warning by The Killers), I had the moon roof open, and the sun was shining down as I drove over the bridge connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin. For whatever reason, in that moment, I felt an intensely deep connection to something larger than just me. I was immediately overcome with shivers of awe and had to really focus on driving lest I go of the road. I know, it probably sounds all types of strange, but it was like I’d gotten just a tiny glimpse of something impossibly immense, almost like the feeling of connected humbleness when viewing the mountains, but it was something bigger and more complete than just something physical. Honestly, I have no idea what the sensation was but my mind is continuing to go back to inspect that memory and see what I can pull from that moment of clarity.

Regardless of what it was, I was in a complete state of awe and felt like it was a wonderful gift. In that moment I felt whole in a way much larger than myself, as odd as that may sound. All I know is that in that one moment all felt connected, at peace, and loved.

Thanks!!!