Highlights: A great "BIG" call with a small group of facilitators. I'm in the right place and mindset and seeing opportunities on the horizon. It's still scary, but I'm going to set a date for the workshop at Jikoji, but it requires an outline, so... more P1 tasks are on my already full plate. I'm going to need more hours in my day. Or more focus and determination. And less shiny objects. My reminders shortcut is working well, and I'm finding the reminders helpful. Jen and I had a good conversation about judgment. It's an area I want to focus on and reduce. I keep finding myself easily pulled into judgmental situations, and my awareness is starting to peak. That's good. I'm able to step back, and she's helpful in pointing it out. JS and I hit Gali Vineyards for a wine tasting before GNO. He seemed to enjoy the wines, which was my hope. We ended up talking to a woman working through some issues related to a divorce, a teenage son, boundaries, etc. It was a great opportunity to share some of my experiences and recommend a book I felt compelled to suggest. I'm hoping it resonates. It was a nice moment to respond to an impulse and have it received well. GNO was on the patio at Willow St, and the weather, sans a few insects, was perfect. As was the Salt 'n Straw ice cream. I'm grateful to have this routine and this set of friends. I came home to Tommy and Jen. Tommy bought a tiny, tiny aquarium for his room. I was worried it would be a huge tank again, but it's smaller than a simple toaster. He seemed to be preoccupied with something. He's so secretive. But I was at his age too. He seems to be doing well otherwise, and things at home have been good. Not just tolerable, but good. That's been a gradual process, but small incremental movements in the right direction are enough.
