Day 3,019 – Glad I started writing earlier in the day! I’m exhausted and will be keeping it short tonight.

Growth:

Two related quotes which proved particularly useful today:

One cannot make a slave of a free person, for a free person is free even in prison.

Plato

Freedom lies not in external circumstances, freedom resides in the heart.

Anthony de Mello

Appreciation:

More of a second Growth section this evening, but very fitting as the pausing for awareness is something I am truly grateful for today.

So easy to react, more difficult to pause and reflect. Why was my initial response/reaction/emotion what it was? Where did I direct my frustration? How does my reaction change when I reflect it back to myself and remember that my response is due to MY choice rather than the external event itself?

In pausing to consider the quotes of the first section there was much growth. Rather than blame outside factors for my frustrations I realized it was I who was causing myself to get upset. When I dove deeper into why I was responding this way it quickly cleared up my thinking and helped me see the correct path forward.

Presence;

This evening Becky, Dominic, and I ate dinner and played games together. Throughout we talked and laughed. The time spent joking around was priceless!!! So much fun and joy in those moments of shared time together!

Thanks!!!