I am starting the day far more mindful of any time and goals. Two exciting things crossed my path at the outset of my day. One is the daily store email titled "Do Not Turn Away." That is precisely what got me facing mortality and was the foundation of the experience with Linda. To face it all head-on and without feeling a need to look away. I did reasonably well in that effort, but of course, I could likely have done more, in hindsight.
I had a great experience this morning by following up on an opportunity to go to a garage sale the day after. I reached out because a console stereo caught my eye, but it ended up being too large and not functional enough to warrant picking up as a replacement for the Zenith. I saw some Pyrex cookware and other items worth checking out. I had a good exchange with the seller and ended up meeting the Parents of this person whose own parents lived there and were going into assisted living in Rocklin. We talked about their parent's dementia, how they were 88, and being put into an assisted living home. They're angry, resisting and arguing about losing their driver's license, freedom and everything that goes along with age and changes of this nature. It was a very humbling conversation. I welcomed the opportunity to talk. I enjoy people sharing their experiences. I learned much from it by being open to hearing and extending support and compassion.
I picked up the Reben Quiche from my mom, chatted a bit, made a GOBM run and returned home. I managed to get some more tasks cleared and set up a better way to get content onto my Kindle and tweak a bit with some “reMmarkable" hacks that I can't apply due to being on a beta version of the OS. A broad community of users is doing exciting things, but that’s the case with pretty much anything tech these days. Jen’s got a possible option to maybe return to Intel, sort of… it’s that certain… but I’m all for her taking time and deciding to factor in her passions and well-being. I will certainly be doing that, too, in April.
