"Thunderbolt courtesy of God." Oh, how often I held these covers and read those words in my teen years.
Highlights: a relatively decent sleep as far as such things go of late. One or two "bio-wakes" (a bio-break in the middle of the night), and I was awake and rising within minutes of the 6.30 alarm. I stuck to my plan to start the week with a return to standard routines, including squats and pushups and even had a welcome and effective 10min meditation before taking the dog out for a walk. I showered and shaved for the day and dove into work. I had a good counseling session mid-day and was given some guidance on how to work towards putting some stepping stones in place as I work towards getting more boundaries reinforced with Tommy. Easing into it makes more sense; the whole "all or nothing" 100% hardline just doesn't work and I need to phase things in. I have issues with all of this stuff, and frankly, it's exactly how I ended up in the marriage I was in that was so dramatically difficult to remove myself from. And like her, I don't know that he'll ever see beyond the unmet expectations and entitlement. Jen's having continued good times in Italy and enjoying the chance to experience this independently. I champion that for her. She can come back and share all she's learned and found with our friends and me next week, and maybe on our Paso trip to follow too. I found and quickly ran out and bought a replacement for Lauren's recently lost (as sea no less) iPhone 12 mini. She's coming down Friday, so we'll get her migrated back over before the older iPhone 7 continues to overheat and die quickly. I'm managing my 'task lists' and focusing on key priorities. Sort of "Eat the Frog" meets "The One Thing" as far as productivity books go. I've dropped having no more than 5 P1 to-do tasks/day and no more than 10 P1s unscheduled. Everything else simply waits for the others to get done first. I'm also looking to restart and subscribe to a few key Podcasts that are brief and concise and related to "QOL" topics. Oh, and although I have truly stopped obsessing about amassing more vinyl, I still have a few treasures I'm mindfully seeking that have specific import and meaning and today I was fortunate enough to pick up two from a CL post I saw last night. For a great deal, too. And it's inspiring me to start writing about the background and reasons each has the meaning it does. It'll be a fun creative outlet. I'm excited about the idea.