Day 3,046

Growth:

Very interesting insights from two different books today,

From Essentialism: We can multi-task, but we cannot multi-focus. We can accomplish multiple tasks at one time so long as they are so simple as to not need focus. We can only truly focus on one thing at a time. Choose what needs to be focused on.

From Atomic Habits:  This is one I’ve likely mentioned before, but each time I read it the light bulb still lights up. You do not rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems. Big goals without appropriate systems in place will not be accomplished. Dream big, put time into building the system to help you reach the dream.

Appreciation:

The song Winners and Losers by Social Distortion is one I like to load into my playlist from time to time to remind me of our ability to choose. Such a gritty gut punch, there is nothing to soften the blow of the lyrics. The music is so intentionally rough and reverberates through you while the lyrics cut deep into the choice we each make each moment of each day we are alive… ”Which one will I be today?”

Will I be the me who lives into the person I am called to be or will I be the me who makes the wrong choice, is pulled by temptation and ego, and lives further across the gap than I normally would be? Each day we struggle within ourselves to choose how we will live, how we react, how we see the world. 

This song is a reminder of the struggle we each have every single day, the choice we have to make on how we will live our lives in each moment.

Winners and losers turn the pages of my life
We’re beggars and choosers, with all the struggles and the strife
I got no reason to turn my head and look the other way
We’re good and we’re evil, which one will I be today?
There’s saints and sinners
Life’s a gamble and you might lose
There’s cowards and heroes
Both have been known now to break the rules
There’s lovers and haters
The strong and the weak will all have their day
We’re devils and angels
Which one will I be today?
Are you happy now with all the choices you’ve made?
Are there times in life when you know you should’ve stayed?
Will you compromise, then realize the price is too much to pay?
Winners and losers, which one will you be today?
There’s a light and a dark side
Standing at the crossroads, there we’ll meet
There’s prophets and fools there
The lies and the truth will be at our feet
I got a reason
To turn my head and look the other way
It’s heaven and hell here
Which one will I live today?
Are you happy now with all the choices you’ve made?
Are there times in life when you know you should’ve stayed?
Did you compromise and realize the price was too much to pay?
Winners and losers, which one will you be today?
Which one will you be today?
Which one will I be today?

Social Distortion – Winners and Losers

Presence:

This evening when I got home from work it was already dark, but Gavin and I turned on the lights and threw the football around outside. Of all of the moments of the day it was the one I was the most present in. Spending some bonus time with just the two of us, outside, and joking around was exactly what my soul needed. Those bonding moments are amongst my favorite!

Thanks!!!