You wake up and start your day as usual. You may still feel a little groggy, but you know there is a meeting, deadline, appointment, or activity waiting for you. You pull yourself together and head into the day with an idea of what needs to get done.
Then you arrive, and somehow that one priority turns into five other things.
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A good day can easily be defined by our wins, the things we accomplished, the boxes we checked off, or simply feeling like we got something done. But can we still call it a good day when we are not feeling our best? What about when circumstances beyond our control change the plans we had for ourselves?
Why do we put so much pressure on what a day is supposed to look like?
Sometimes we wake up already having a picture in our minds of how the day should go. We have plans, goals, responsibilities, and expectations. When everything falls into place, we feel accomplished. We feel good about the day.
But what happens when none of it goes according to plan?
Continue reading What Is Your Definition of a Good Day?
It’s crazy to realize that we are already entering the final stretch of the year. Somehow, the months seem to have flown by. We went from the coldness of January into the freshness of spring, and then summer arrived, although where I live, summer was questionable at times. There was so much rain that some of those warm, carefree summer moments seemed to get pushed to the side.
Of course, there are people who love the rain, the cloudy days, and the quietness that comes with them. That alone reminds me of something: we can all experience the same season very differently.
And maybe life is like that too.
As we move from one season into another, I think this is a good time to ask ourselves: How have these past months felt for me?
Have you taken the time to reflect on the good and the bad? The happy moments and the sad ones? The things that worked out exactly as you hoped, and the things that didn’t? More importantly, have you thought about how those experiences may have changed you and what growth could look like during the months ahead?
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