Initially it was more difficult than I anticipated to stick with my intent to do dessert first. The morning presented the challenge of nonworking phones, an unexpected customer visit, and an irate phone call from another customer at a university who believed she had been shorted on an order. While the visiting customer tried to look at his website on our screen, the printer jammed upon printing his ads causing the computer to freeze. The thought of anything pleasant seemed beyond my grasp. It was going to take some resolve to follow my plan.<\/p>\n
Perhaps I should mention that all of this followed an hour of pulling up carpet and moving furniture in my bedroom so that the 2nd full bathroom in my 1910 house can be demolished due to the same water damage tha caused us to demolish the bathroom below two weeks ago. And did I mention that this is the only other full bathroom in the house? In addition, on the way to the office I had fielded a call from an unemployed friend who is feeling angry and desperate.<\/p>\n
When I finally managed to turn my mind back to my intention to savor the small pleasant moments of each day,\u00a0 I felt angry, unsettled, and a bit overwhelmed.\u00a0 Nonetheless, I accepted my visiting customer’s invitation to an early lunch.\u00a0 I told him how I felt.\u00a0 I savored a hamburger steak with crispy edges topped with grilled onions.\u00a0 I lingered and enjoyed catching up with his family stories even though I had not yet researched the order shortage for my other customer.\u00a0 I began to feel a tiny bit more relaxed.<\/p>\n
Back at the office, I researched the problem and could document that we had delivered the full order and that it had been signed for by the university.\u00a0 Even with that, I recognized that they believed there was a problem so I had to deal with them as if there were a problem.\u00a0 Was there some morsel of pleasure I could savor first?<\/p>\n
I turned my attention to some invoicing that needed to go out. This felt good to me because it means cash flow sooner rather than later and is a way of taking care of my finances.\u00a0 Then I made the phone call.\u00a0 Once that was done, I went to the dry cleaners and the bank.\u00a0 Along the route, I noticed a huge weeping willow tree blowing in the breeze.\u00a0 I took a moment to watch the scintillating leaves.<\/p>\n
By the time I returned, I was feeling peaceful and calm.\u00a0 Then I got the phone call that someone at the university had misplaced a box of my customer’s order.\u00a0 Ahhhh, more relaxation that problem is gone.\u00a0 Perhaps even the brief moments of pleasure I managed to lean into were having an effect?<\/p>\n
Late afternoon presented a minor bump in the road, but by evening I was feeling energized by positive energy and happy as I began a book I’ve been looking forward to at bedtime.\u00a0 In the moment it’s hard to analyze anything, but this morning (the morning of Day 3), I awoke feeling joyous with an excitement toward embracing whatever the day may bring.<\/p>\n
Could it be that the small shift in focus that I managed yesterday was a powerful catalyst for how I’m feeling today?\u00a0 Perhaps.\u00a0 Check in tomorrow to find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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