Anxiety is a constant reminder. At 3:00am it pops up. Thoughts churn. What is simmering on my mental back-burner? Those things are in the slow-cooker of my anxiety. It’s a revolving menu. Let them cook.
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Consider Your Socks
I consider my socks often, most work day mornings. Tho’ few people ever see them, my choice each day helps me set the tone. I like fun socks. Consider them. Simple pleasure, last a long time, joy repeated again and again. GOOD.
Up and Down
Master the skill, up and down. On the golf course, up and down on the green means getting there and sinking the putt in short order. Maybe it’s similar in life, up and down. Each day, get up and get your work done; pursue the goals of your life, the goals of the day. Whatever …
In Between
I’m between good and bad most of the time; maybe we all are. The Devil and The Angel, each shoulder. Aren’t we all like that? If we’re honest, it must be so, must be human nature, In between sun-up and sundown, so much happens, so much, so uncertain, so unsure, then sure, sometimes, in between, …
Settled in Unsettled
Weird feeling, let me attempt to explain a little. My family structure, a new chapter, still searching for settled. Family under two households, a second divorce, forward still, the kids the common denominator that we remain committed to, whatever “family” looks like anew? We’ll see. My work life, jobs shifted, a position I accepted, then …
Expedite
ex·pe·dite/ˈekspəˌdīt/Learn to pronounceverb make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly."he promised to expedite economic reforms.” This theme is a common one in many manufacturing industries; we need to pull-in material to clear shortages; the RnD team needs their supply urgently to prepare a test; we need special handling for a …
A Thousand Mile Journey…
“Even a thousand mile journey begins with a single step...”, so the saying goes. Lots going on? Take this approach. More getting piled on? Same approach. One thing at a time; that’s all you can do, no matter how many things you have to do. ONE THING AT A TIME. So do the next thing. …
ISO Simple
ISO simple, say what you do, do what you say. Not so simple all the time. Not so simple when everyone’s not on board. “Whatever...”, or worse. Slippery slope to no so simple. Slippery slope to non-compliant; on paper, but then, can you recover, adjust, improve. That’s the point, right? Improve. IMPROVE. Say what you …
Check Sent
The power of the Sent Folder in email? Maybe really underrated. Does anyone else do this? Is this a secret weapon for more productive follow up, a helpful reference... What did you do an hour ago? Did you send that email? What did you accomplish yesterday, last week... Much insight can be gleaned from the …
Flutter
Things a flutter as week under way, lots to do, lots to say. Usual start, early, in the dark, step step to the start, flutter along. In the mix now, inside all aflutter, one step at a time all the same, to the better, Better side, calm the flutter, do another, and another, forward forward, …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 