Day 3,327

Growth:

Where do I put the focus from the day? When I go to bed do I think on the negative or do I reflect on the positive? The right answer seems to be both in the right amounts and for the right reasons. The negative to find how to grow through the frustration. The positive to remember to grow into more of this. Gratitude for both sides, they both make me who I am.

Appreciation:

Hmm…. Difficult one to blog about today, my mind isn’t in the best of places. I’ll be fine, I’m just not in good spirits at the moment for a handful of reasons. This might sound odd, but days like this I’m thankful for this practice and the concept of stoicism. In the past I’d put up a false front and try to smile through whatever I faced, an incredibly unproductive, tiring, and futile task. Now I pause, soak it in, feel it, and let my emotions be moved by it. Once I’ve allowed it room to breathe I can work through it. I can the process it, I can choose Growth, Appreciation, and Presence to work dnd grow through the challenge. Sure, it still hurts, but if it is going to hurt regardless I may as well turn the suffering into growth!

Presence:

The quiet time on the drive home from work, the time in reflection I needed, an opportunity to sort through thoughts and emotions.

Thanks!!!