I woke up this morning and realized that this is the last work week of the month of February. Man is this month flying by or what? Or maybe I'm just busier than usual, which I am. This past year of the pandemic has brought about lots of different challenges at work and this month the focus is square on the COVID vaccination effort. It's almost like it's what we talk about in every meeting for the last couple of weeks. Which is why more than ever I am choosing to decompress and practice self-care by paying attention to the mundane and appreciate small quiet moments as often as I can recognize them. Even seeing Johnnie's list of things he fears (which translates to things he watched that he is afraid of... TODAY, simply because they are what he saw on an episode of Coyote Peterson LOL LOL) helps pull me back to center and balance. I mean just getting Johnnie's dissertation on what a Belgian Malnois is, and appreciating the fact that he, in fact, KNOWS what it is... that's what I call perspective. And so my Data Analytics meeting first thing this morning, and then the subsequent Leadership Summit which focused on TRUST seemed to all be in the background today, and that is a very good thing. I noticed I had a lot more meetings than usual through today and tomorrow and I, for one, actually welcome and relish Johnnie's constant interruptions into my bedroom office so he can tell me some fact and trivia about something he just watched. That, too, is keeping things as real as they are. And gets me focused on what does truly count the most in this world.
But of course the play of the day is Johnnie at his dance class this morning. Who knew the teacher would break out an Indian dance. Immediately I had it in my mind that Balwan and Sharon would get a kick out of it and so I had to record a little bit and send it to them... and Lisa of course. The kid has some moves... especially with that twirl in the end. Who knew! Maybe he IS a Dancer <Maxwell Smart>. And so even with the spate of meetings that lasted through almost 3 PM today I managed to keep myself semi-entertained. And then Johnnie had his karate class almost immediately after that. And so we both had a busy day really. And I actually looked forward to getting out and about and picking up Panda Express dinner in Westwood. Treasure the mundane.. the wise man said. And besides the play-of-the-day <Indian dance>, enjoying the mundane meant simply getting Claire the puppy to poop where we wanted to in the little mulch area at the front of the apartment. That's a win! Johnnie sharing the last of his chocolate chip cookies with me. It wasn't all perfect to be sure. A point of patience did come up about... ME, as I lost patience with Johnnie while I was trying to get him to watch the dog and his attention dipped to something else allowing the dog to run around more than I wanted. I have to realize that he, along with the dog, are just kids. And it is up to ME to put him in a position to succeed and feel good about following instructions. In this case, the leaning need was directed... at me. And I'm glad i at least realized it on the spot. And by the end of the evening, as Johnnie floated to his sleep and so did the puppy next to me, each on either side of me, I was still felt pretty good about today. We're still doing pretty good!
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