Gale sent me this on a day I could really really use it: “A bad day for the ego is a great day for the soul”
She read it in a book by Jillian Michaels, although it seems to have been kicking around otherwise.
This is incredibly profound or else I am just desperate. Thoughts?
I have learned, over and over, that having a stack of great books to read makes me feel like a millionaire! And this time I have some that were given to me by a real editor! In my very own family! I am RICH, I tell you!
I have learned, over and over and over again, that I am lucky beyond words to have the incredible family and friends I have in my life. I am really and truly rich!
From Sal with my full endorsement and participation:
Sending positive vibes into the universe can yield physical results. This weekend’s proof: a footstool, and ipod, and a cell phone that all found their rightful owners just by sending out good vibes and asking the right people
Everything! I am learning that many of my lessons are about Gratitude. So much so, that I am making a new category for it. I don’t know if I’ll get to backtracking and categorizing, but going forward I’ll use the new category. I don’t even know what you do with categories, but you can be sure that I’ll share it when I learn it!
I may have finally learned how to start taking it easy at the start of a cold! Ususally I push through, as a form of denial and some deeply embedded (and somewhat surprising) work ethic. This time I did the right thing, which meant trading a few days worth of 5-6 hours commuting for more sleep and actually getting more done at work from my home office. The world did not end. I got better quickly. Who knew?
This is a big one.
I have learned that, through fortune and choice, I have surrounded myself with people who think like I do and who understand me well. That is a glorious thing!
It means, however, that I have learned to expect people to know what I’m talking about, or even what I mean. Sometimes I end up talking in shortcuts, which works great when I’m with my family and long time friends, when I have the same boss for 10 years. One word or phrase implies a whole story. Often a funny one. (You know what I mean – you can post them as comments!)
This model does NOT work when I’m with new people and/or people who don’t think like I do!
My next big lessons are going to be about noticing when I’m out of my friendly frequency, when I need to spell things out, and how do make that shift!
Wish me luck!
A Very Smart Executive suggested that I learn to surf: ride the waves, don’t get tossed about in the ups and downs.
The scope under discussion was work, but I think it works on a much larger scale.
This is all on my journy to Resliance and I love the image.
I may need a new category for Big Lessons, and this is one for me.
Sometimes I just need to ASK. Instead of trying to figure out the answer or project what it is I’m answering at all, I need to just ASK: What do you have in mind? What are your solutions for this?
I don’t have to have all the answers. Sometimes I just need to ASK the questions.
Answers abound.
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