Day 3,676

Growth:

We can only run so fast for so long before we need to take a deep breath and recharge. In those moments it is okay to relax, to rest. Don’t feel guilty about not working on something all the time, sometimes the work needed is working on not working, on resting.

Appreciation:

I can’t help but be grateful gut a story which has been top of mind for me throughout the past week, The Kite Runner. As I near the climax of the novel I cannot help but pause and consider how fortunate I am to have been born when I was and where I was. Seeing the world through the eyes of someone born about the same time as me but in Afghanistan has been mind bending. Such a different life, such a different experience. Books like this that make me very uncomfortable, but in a growth mindset way, are amongst my favorite reads.

Presence:

Crazy to think it was a year ago that Becky and I were backpacking through the Grand Canyon! That entire trip is burned into my brain, the grandeur and beauty were so much more than I’d expected it to be. Spending time away from all of the busyness of life, present in each awe inspiring footsteps remains so clear in memory. Moments lived intentionally present make a much deeper impact than the live we sleepwalk through.

Thanks!!!