I succeeded in getting up early and I did two mediations, because the 1st was 'meh'. By the 2nd I realized it's me that was 'meh'. I used the walking time to Starbucks to listen to a good podcast about optimal living and removing 'mental' clutter (guilt anger regret), but on my return trip I decided to just 'be' during the walk home and not listen to anything. I need a balance between "intake" and "processing" :-). Lauren went to a "volunteer orientation" tonight at Good Samaritan tonight before being dropped off. I'm excited about it for her. This is one of the few times I've been able to coordinate something of interest for her, like I've done so many times for Tommy. They get a lot of volunteers, it's not easy being picked, I'm crossing my fingers that she gets a chance to do something. Tommy's juggling a lot between scouts and football and homework. His tone and mood has been improving over the last few weeks. I'm really proud of him.
My work engagement was sub-par. I want to focus on having a 'wall' between the work needs/tasks and personal stuff, which I do well some times, but not all the time. The same occurs when I end up working at night instead of doing personal stuff after hours. Focusing on 'work at work' remains a key task for me to hone. I'm considering a separate user ID/login for work w/just work apps and settings, and one for personal.
I am looking forward to balancing my focus between the mindfulness of my alone time/Jen time, and the presence and engagement I want to foster with my kids over the course of the next three evenings. I resurrected an article this week I'd found in 2006 by a father dropping his kid off an college going over the things he would do differently. I want to learn from others experiences.
My work engagement was sub-par. I want to focus on having a 'wall' between the work needs/tasks and personal stuff, which I do well some times, but not all the time. The same occurs when I end up working at night instead of doing personal stuff after hours. Focusing on 'work at work' remains a key task for me to hone. I'm considering a separate user ID/login for work w/just work apps and settings, and one for personal.
I am looking forward to balancing my focus between the mindfulness of my alone time/Jen time, and the presence and engagement I want to foster with my kids over the course of the next three evenings. I resurrected an article this week I'd found in 2006 by a father dropping his kid off an college going over the things he would do differently. I want to learn from others experiences.