Day 3,682
Growth:
One of the questions I ask myself each day is “If I had ten years to live, what would I quit doing?” While an insightful query it also leads me to act differently in subsequent days. Most recently I answered with “Stressing imaginary issues that haven’t happened yet and are unlikely to happen.”
At one point in my day I caught myself not heeding my own advice, I was focused on something that hasn’t happened and likely won’t happen, wasting emotional energy for no good reason. As I caught myself stewing I laughed when I realized I just wrote about this yesterday. With that I became aware of my folly, smiled, and moved on with no stress.
Such a benefit to pause and consider the answer to this question at the end of each day!
Appreciation:
One of my favorite books of 2024 is currently getting its second read. Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg is an absolute masterclass in learning how to communicate with others in a more effective manner. There have been so many moments in which I’ve had to set the book down to think on what was just covered and then take notes to help me for later. Well worth the second read!
Presence:
While we normally have “Yoga Date Night” on Mondays we opted to take advantage of the beautiful weather and had “Hiking Date Night” instead! Nothing like wrapping up the first day of the workweek with a hike in the wonderfully fresh fall twilight.
Thanks!!!
Thankful for Forty 