Day 3,027

Growth:

The five minute sand timer for the win again! This tool has really over performed over the past week. Today it helped me pause to think. With a specific challenge hitting me broadside the hourglass ⏳ became my life preserver.

Rather than take immediate action I took a deep breath. I reviewed all the information in front of me, closed my laptop and notebook, and busted out the five minute hourglass. For five minutes I let my mind wander wherever it wanted to go related to the topic. I allowed myself to feel emotions and gave myself grace to get frustrated. By the halfway point my mind was already moving towards deeper causes and starting to see possible solutions. When the last grains of sand dropped I was in a much better headspace than I had been.

The hourglass has become a fantastic visual and physical representation of the need for space and stillness. When the world spins out of control stillness can always be found if I choose to find it.

Appreciation:

I don’t know if there’s a better way to say this. There’s gotta be a less “bruh” paragraph out there, but I’m going to write it like I see it.

Sometimes lifting really heavy shit is exactly what needs to be done.

Today I did just that at the gym and it felt AMAZING!!! Such a rush, a focused presence, a sense of guttural awareness and accomplishment. No logic, no inner voice, no thinking. Breathe and lift. That’s it. So therapeutic!!!

When in doubt, lift heavy shit. The world becomes so much more clear and peaceful.

Presence:

For real, that moment of deadlifting was legit! I was 100% focused and concentrated on the one rep. Nothing else existed in the world besides the floor my feet were anchored to, the barbell my hands were gripping, the weight I was lifting, and my breath. All else fell away and my mind emptied itself of all the busyness and noise. There was only that moment, that breath, that strain… that joy!

Thanks!!!