Day 3,098

Growth:

Quite often there is the feeling that there is not enough time to do so many things in life I would like to. This morning was a beautiful reminder of how carving out space specifically to take on two of those activities at once can have a profoundly positive impact on my day – even though it may cost me some underutilized downtime. Waking up to run with Becky before 5am provides the opportunity to get exercise in AND have some quality time alone with Becky a few times each week. Sure, I have to go to bed a little earlier to get my 7+ hours of sleep, but all I’m really sacrificing for it is some screen time. I’d much rather make the most of the time I have, intentionally live my life in a way in which I do more of what I love, and only lose meaningless time.

Appreciation:

The more time I spend in thought, writing, and reading the more and more easy it is to see what I really want out of the life I have. As I reflect on my purpose and where I feel the most joy I find certain trends and common threads. The more I identify those themes the more I see how I can live more intentionally into them. In many cases it is a little difficult as I am fighting my own status quo to adjust my life towards where I want to grow. That said, the path continues to become more and more clear. For a handful of reasons I am so thankful for that level of self awareness as it is helping me live more into the person I would like to be and helping me work towards closing the gap between who I am and who I want to be.

Presence:

This afternoon I had the opportunity to have a conversation that reminded me very much of conversations I have had with my mentors in the past. Having the opportunity to share bits of their wisdom was very fulfilling as was having the conversation with my teammates. Nothing like an exhilarating and thought provoking conversation to start to wrap up the work week!

Thanks!!!