The most important UBBT requirement for me right now is “No Quitting,” not that I’m thinking about doing that, but I’m seeing each day of activity as progress toward that requirement, however it takes shape. Daily perseverance.
I’m exploring a couple of the more mental/attitudinal requirements in new ways–the meditation and the acts of kindness–and look forward to building greater consistency and attention (intention?) with these. The highlight of my meditation from this past week was following a very intense meeting during which I was a facilitator for mapping some workflows with several staff. This role required extreme extroversion and energy. After we were finished and the room emptied, I stayed for 5 minutes of quiet time–it was so refreshing and cleared the mental decks for the rest of the afternoon. We all have these margins within our day to get quiet and re-orient the mind once we start looking for them. I admit I do a lot of rushing & multi-tasking and have often passed over these opportunities.
Yesterday, I made some progress on one of my community service projects (i.e., I had a conversation…). Excited about that and will share when it takes better shape.
Triumphs: making it to the other side of Saturday’s team workout, needing a bit extra glute/hip stretching, but ready for more. Continuing to get out the door at 5:30 most weekdays.