This is the middle third. The beginning of the middle third of this challenge. It’s where I like to think I am in my life, assuming I have any idea how long I will live. That’s the thing, though. I don’t. This isn’t going to be a live every day like it’s your last kind of post, but that is kind of where my mind is right now.
Gratitude
- I’m grateful that I can write this outside. Many factors have to come together to make that possible: it’s not raining, wireless internet, a laptop, no toddlers throwing sand, etc. Judging from the sky, the moment might not last for long, but I am grateful for it while it is here.
- I’m grateful that I chose to blow off the roof and clean out the gutters last weekend even though I didn’t feel like it, even though it wasn’t a part of my plan. It was a matter of just taking action instead of waiting for motivation, and I’m glad the job is done now.
- I’m grateful spring leaves. They completely change the look of our backyard, making it feel more cozy and private. They provide more shade and sound great with the win blowing through them like it is right now, a loud whisper filling the air.
Exercise
I really need to get back to the walks. For Rory’s sake if not for my own. Maybe I can use a weekend as a reset. I did some indoor exercising again today. Not much of anything, but it did wake me out of my earlier slumber, leading me to take some action on the kindness front.
Kindness
Electronic kindness again. I wrote the host of a podcast to tell him I enjoy what he is doing. A more kind act would’ve have been to give a rating in iTunes or Stitcher radio. Maybe I’m holding that in reserve for another day when I need a quick kindness win. That’s probably not the best approach, but I’m just trying to be honest here.
Something positive
Sending that short note of thanks led me to a different blog, which inspired me a bit to continue moving out of my slumber (slumbers are hard to shake). Mostly what it did was remind me that I had the house to myself at the moment, and I was mostly wasting it away on internet nothingness. It helped remind me that my morning attempt at meditation was interrupted by Theo, so I still had some work to do.
Meditation
And then I actually did it. I was interrupted again, this time by a phone call I needed to take. But I still had several minutes of meditation that didn’t feel totally wild and scattered. I’m still thinking I should maybe start increasing my meditation time in order to get more out of it. It is so easy to brush it off, though. It feels like something that can be fit in pretty easily later, always later.
So, another step down whatever path this is.
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