Today I had the opportunity to hear Jon Acuff on a Zoom Call. I am so grateful to Corinne Crabtree for making it happen. All my life I have struggled with finishing and being a perfectionist. During the last couple of years I have began to rewrite my story about how I show up for myself and really knowing that it is better to show up and and do something, than to not show up because we want to be perfect at what we are doing.
During the last few weeks since I returned from the Camino de Santiago I have been struggling with so may irons on the fire. This of course leads me to my pattern of in-action.
As I revisit my goals and my irons, I know that it will be important to create a consistent routine for myself. There is such comfort in the routine. The routine of planning meals, the routine of making my bed in the morning. Like the Camino in Spain, the routine of the day creates such great momentum. It allows for deeper introspection and helps to achieve the goals we set out for ourselves.
Summer is quickly becoming a distant memory in the rear view mirror of our life. As the days begin to lose daylight, and the crisp hint of fall is more prominent in the air, I want to continue to make little changes that can add to bigger momentum for my goals.
Life is passing me. I have been keenly aware of this during the last month.
Senator John McCain passed away this past weekend. I may not have agreed with a lot of his politics but I do agree that he was a hero with a lot of love for this country. In the last couple of years I gained new respect for him an for the man of integrity that he was. He understood that there is no black and white. There is just a lot of gray areas that we need navigate in order to serve those around us.
I feel sad for his children, but mostly for his daughter Meghan who I feel I know since she is on The View. I remember how lonely and uncertain life seemed for me when I lost my dad. I guess I understand that she too must be feeling the deep void every daddy’s girl feels when their hero is gone.
Tomorrow is a new day and a great opportunity to work towards the me I want to bloom into.
Today I am in Miami with my sister after her surgery. I am so grateful that I have the opportunity to be here for those I love. Never take this for granted people.
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