I stop every chance I get to stop and smell the purple ones—worth every second.
Lauren and I had a good morning walk. I took a stance against legacy weekly meeting protocol at work, refusing to continue a time-consuming practice. Instead, I moved the ball forward using simplified reporting and a shared screen with Kanban boards as we do in daily scrums. I think it will work, but it is not a change made by force as much as persistence. Scottie might have hurt his neck or back, as he was 'off' all day. I worked hard today, again, including into the evening, on continued improvements around my managing the product side of the business.
My Tempo call got moved to tomorrow, but I'm well prepared with data points and metrics that may play in my favor. This is going to be a challenging decision to make, I suspect. The "milestone" of the day is Tommy's earlier mention of having visited his mom and that "…you might want to go see her", along with my recent observations being validated by two others tonight. She's declining in the realm of responsiveness. Tommy called me tonight after being with friends and expressed his struggles with the situation. He asked if I wanted to go on a ride in his rental car, and I did. We went to see his mom, but things were closed up and locked. We agreed we would go tomorrow and take her dinner. We talked more. We went by my mom's and talked there too. This is going to be hard for him, me, and Lauren. It's getting really 'real' again. We're starting to brace for this to end, hopefully as peacefully as we can hope. However, she is still eating, so we're not talking days but weeks from my understanding. Still, it's happening, and the clock is ticking louder than it has been. Tonight I suggested dinner tomorrow with her as we left my mom's. Tommy said, "what do we do if we only have 14 more dinners together? I said we make sure to be there while we can.
Goals_Anticipation: See Linda with both kids tomorrow for dinner, and perhaps go earlier to see Dr. Silva.
Gratitude: My son's trust in me and the opportunity to help him through something few should face at 18.
Health: Weight: 160.8 (+0.8) 7d avg: 159.55 (+0.11) | Steps: 6454 | Heart Rate: 61
Actions: Mediation Presence Gratitude Calm Action Family
Goals_Anticipation: See Linda with both kids tomorrow for dinner, and perhaps go earlier to see Dr. Silva.
Gratitude: My son's trust in me and the opportunity to help him through something few should face at 18.
Health: Weight: 160.8 (+0.8) 7d avg: 159.55 (+0.11) | Steps: 6454 | Heart Rate: 61
Actions: Mediation Presence Gratitude Calm Action Family