Day 3,153

Growth:

It is okay to be stressed. It is okay to acknowledge that I am stressed. It is okay to ask for help. It is okay to pause to breathe. It is okay to take a step back to zoom out.

It is not okay to let stress cause panic. It is not okay to freeze and do nothing under stress. It is not okay to take a victim mentality due to stress.

Acknowledge the stress, zoom out, breathe, adjust, then react. Ask myself, “what can I learn from this?”

Whenever I am tempted to “just work harder” remember how well that worked out for Boxer the horse.

Appreciation:

So often that which we deeply want lies available to us on the other side of challenge. While the stresses may be frustrating they often lead to incredible opportunities if we choose to grow through them. My mind was pretty much blown when I realized the direction I want to go was revealed as a solution to some of the other challenges I am facing. What an awesome twist of fate when we keep our mind open for opportunity!

Presence:

I had a neat handful of surprises during my run this morning including this scene:

I’m not usually a Canadian Goose fan, but seeing dozens of the little ones was pretty cool!

Thanks!!!