Day 3,028

Growth:

I recently finished reading Same As Ever by Morgan Housel and witnessed so many of his “timeless” behaviors through my day, The premise of the book is that history largely repeats itself, we as humans do the same things over and over again.

Throughout the day I caught many of those repeated behaviors in myself and others and it reminded me of how predictable we all really are as people. Whether it was a type of response, a thought process, or something missed due to emotion over logic almost each scenario reminded me of almost exactly the same thing which had happened before. Part of what made it all the more interesting was that I was in multiple roles in the situations throughout.

Such an excellent reminder to pause, think, and then act intentionally.

Appreciation:

What a full day throughout! When I think of wasted actions the day was largely free of them. Almost every step was an intentional action or an action directed towards a purpose. Bonus time sleeping, hitting work hard, time with Becky, supper with Becky and Gavin, time with Gavin, time playing games with Dominic and Gavin. Time working out. Time talking with friends. Time in play. Time in thought. Time reading. Time relaxing. Such a full day, but one that leaves me feeling awesomely recharged!

Presence:

Gavin has been waiting patiently for weather like this specifically for driving. As he gets some miles under his belt he’s been excited to try new situations, like driving on snow and ice. Tonight he got his chance!

After supper the two of us headed out to some spots with pretty much zero traffic. He handled the car very well – especially in the moment when I intentionally gave him directions that caused him to drift. In that moment we were both giggling and laughing as the back end swung out from behind us.

I still remember the first time Dad did that with my brother and I in the car and we all laughed so hard we almost cried. So thankful for a similar moment with Gavin!

Thanks!!!