Day 3,032

Growth:

In tracking my daily joy levels it has become very clear that the more I live towards a purpose or goal the higher my joy. The more unfocused I am, the more distracted I am by meaningless things the lower my score. Tonight that logic propelled me to finish a project I’ve been working on for quite some time and I’m feeling so much more fulfilled.

Appreciation:

Today I finished reading The Wager by David Grann. It is a historical nonfiction about a British shipwreck in the 1740’s and documents the story of the sailors involved. At times I had to pause to remember that this really happened AND that many of those involved were less than a year older than Gavin is today. Such a difference between expectations from then until now!

It was also quite a contrast to the story of the Endurance under the leadership of Ernest Shackleton. So many leadership ideals and concepts to pull from both!

Gotta love mixing in history to see how much has changed AND how much has stayed the same!

Presence:

After dinner Gavin went to his studying and I folded laundry, packed my workout clothes for tomorrow, and prepared tomorrow’s lunch. I turned on my audiobook and went to town on my tasks. The calming sensation of working on the mundane with my hands was incredibly centering and caused a profound state of chill presence.

Thanks!!!