Day 2,913

Growth:

Today a friend of mine told me they were having a bad day. Very honest, open, and full of the grace they were giving themselves. “They can’t all be great days, and this has been a tough one.” This was coming from one of the most positive people I’ve ever met.

I often struggle with accepting and admitting when I have a bad day. My pride gets in the way. The mindset of having to live into a specific role and identity cause me to fake my way through it. I don’t give myself any slack for having a bad day, I try to figure it out and fix it. Sometimes I’d be much better to accept it, give myself a break, and live into a better tomorrow. LOL – even after writing a book about these types of feelings I STILL struggle with them.

Today I’m grateful for the example my friend lived. Not only did I not think any less of her (as I sometimes fear others will think of me if I admitted I was having a bad day), my respect for her grew significantly. I’ll remember the interaction the next time I “have the dips” as Gavin calls them and will respond accordingly.

Appreciation:

Dominic’s college experience is only a month old did I’m absolutely glowing with excitement for all he’s already experienced. I wrote the following to a buddy this evening after Becky and I had been on the phone with Dominic hearing about his week:

We were just talking with him tonight and I’m thinking he’s good for the moment… he’s on the rugby team, the rocket team, is working 10 hours a week as the IT person in his dorm, and just let us know he’s heading up to Duluth to rock climb the sea caves with the Climbing Club this weekend. All that while taking honors classes and studying a few hours each day. Oh yeah, and he’s been out late night longboarding at Prospect Park. Talk about living his best life!

So pumped to hear about how Dominic continues to grow into his best self!

Presence:

There were a couple of meetings today which required my full focus doc attention. While I often blog about something in nature in this section I couldn’t help but focus on how present I was in both of those conversations. They were incredibly important and I needed to be fully engaged to do my best. Being in those conversations that completely led to excellent and productive meeting and next steps. So glad I slowed my crazy squirrel brain down to be in the moment!

Thanks!!!