Day 3,058

Growth:

While driving up north with Becky today I was listening to one of my favorite books, The New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton. Even though I’ve read it a few times I was still picking up some deep insights on this read through. From time to time I had to pause the book, turn on some fitting music, and then let my mind mull over the points made in the book.

There was a beautiful balance of quiet, reading, music, and stillness on the drive this morning. Very peaceful and wonderful way to kick off the day!

Appreciation:

One of the key insights from reading this morning may seem rather simple, but there’s definitely a complexity to it in practice. It seems as if the moments of greatest joy are those in which we are living into the person we are called to be and the moments of frustration are when we are going against the grain. Live into our true selves and joy is plentiful, live into a non-authentic self and feel unfulfilled.

This insight has been in my head all day and I’m grateful for this seed of wisdom which continue to blossom.

Presence:

Today I took some time to knock out a handful of projects. One of which was writing up a shout out for someone who has had an awesomely positive impact on others. Taking the time to write that was very engaging and was a moment of extreme presence.

Thanks!!!