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May 30

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What are you going to do different?

“Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.” – Cecil Beaton.

We try to own so many things that aren’t ours to own – other people’s problems, thoughts, ideas, attitudes. The only thing we truly own is our attitude, actions, reactions, outlook, thoughts – our life and what we do with it.

What will you do differently today, tomorrow, this week to make your life better? – run your first mile, read a new book, pray your first prayer, call an old friend. We spend too much time trying to own what’s out of our control, ignoring what’s ours right in front of us.

It takes one step to move us out of complacency, to move us forward. Do something, anything, different.

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” – Albert Einstein

Mar 19

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A Day On

While I enjoy traveling for vacation, my favorite days off are days spent at home with no schedule, no meetings, no clock. Today I slept in (6 am is sleeping in with Lily), went for a 7 mile run (3 miles with the girls), gave Lily a bath, brushed Molly, drove to the credit union with Lily holding her head out the window, took a nap and read a new book. Simple and routine activities that give us quiet moments as we move through them.

On the run, we saw a caterpiller on the path and a few steps later a bald eagle in the tree. The birds were singing and squirrels were chasing each other – it was like a Disney movie. We ran for the mere joy of it – no rush, 65 degrees with a gentle breeze and the sun reflecting off the lake. These are more than “days off” – they really are my “days on” where I let the day unfold and recalibrate my perspective, flowing from one minute to the next. There is a restorative effect to these days. They reminder us to stay “on” what’s really important when the noise turns back up and others try define our priorities for us. Mark your calendar now for your “days on” – no one will do it for you.

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