Day 3,836

Growth:

How much discomfort comes as a result of attempting to avoid short term discomfort? As we walked through a variety of different situations at work we went back through some past scenarios – almost all of which could have been avoided with a single difficult conversation at the right time and for the right reasons. Ignore the discomfort, dive right in and get it over with, life is so much easier afterwards!

Appreciation:

Taking time to enjoy silence and calm, relaxing to quiet music. Dreaming, thinking, pausing, breathing. Learning, remembering, growing, staying. Balance. Finding the edge and riding it. Deep thought, surface calm. My mind has been awash in so many thoughts and directions today.

What I am appreciating most is the way I’ve allowed it to work through me, not forcing anything, just being – and being in full honesty and transparency. So freeing, and yet so terrifying at the same time. A complete lack of control, yet in command of my thoughts and actions and decisions.

Adrift, but happily, on seas of uncertainty. Likely towards a destination, though unknown at present. Not forcing, allowing, occasionally lightly guiding. Aware.

Presence:

This was one of the last “normal” habits to get back into since we were in Italy – Monday Yoga Date Night!

The yoga itself was outstanding, one of Lace’s best classes. Spending time on the way to and from with Becky was wonderful, an opportunity to pause all the chaos of real life to be focused on what was most important – presence.

Last bit of regular has snapped back into place and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Thanks!!!