Not that I want you to struggle Charlie, the fact that you do (and that you're human!) is of great comfort to many of my struggles! Thanks for breaking down the process of discovering the goal of the quest.
Thanks for the comment, Sam! As I mentioned in the LSS, these are fun to write but hard to publish because I have no idea if they're signal or noise. I'm glad to know they're signal for you! :)
my last couple of written things have been like this... (sharing the process of how I'm dealing/not dealing with the current mashup of life and biz stuff) and I agree... no idea if signal or noise. But I know that *writing* it helped *me* immensely. And TBH... I think our writing about the shaggy stuff is somewhat of a public service. There is so much perfection being peddled out there, that I think any one of us going "nope, the wheels came off and I'm gonna take a beat before I try to put them back on - and be damned what ever image of me that might disrupt" is very permission giving (especially for those, ahem, who struggle with giving permission to themselves 🤪)
I've previously resisted your idea of finding a different rhythm for the summer. However, as the heat saps my energy and I've wanted to focus on what I enjoy doing specifically during these long summer days with family, I appreciated the focus here on leaving a habit rather than taking up or building a new habit. Of course, dropping a habit is not totally passive and required real intention but was worthwhile effort.
I recently lessened noise for a few days. Not sure if it was enough to find new authentic aspects of self. I definitely discovered the urge to work and my first full day back was like fulfilling a craving and finally letting the hounds loose. Activity came easily and maybe even some insight on priorities; one day wasn't going to be enough to catch up on a week of emails so I didn't try and just used my inbox as a way to search for updates on the top projects.
Not that I want you to struggle Charlie, the fact that you do (and that you're human!) is of great comfort to many of my struggles! Thanks for breaking down the process of discovering the goal of the quest.
Thanks for the comment, Sam! As I mentioned in the LSS, these are fun to write but hard to publish because I have no idea if they're signal or noise. I'm glad to know they're signal for you! :)
my last couple of written things have been like this... (sharing the process of how I'm dealing/not dealing with the current mashup of life and biz stuff) and I agree... no idea if signal or noise. But I know that *writing* it helped *me* immensely. And TBH... I think our writing about the shaggy stuff is somewhat of a public service. There is so much perfection being peddled out there, that I think any one of us going "nope, the wheels came off and I'm gonna take a beat before I try to put them back on - and be damned what ever image of me that might disrupt" is very permission giving (especially for those, ahem, who struggle with giving permission to themselves 🤪)
I've previously resisted your idea of finding a different rhythm for the summer. However, as the heat saps my energy and I've wanted to focus on what I enjoy doing specifically during these long summer days with family, I appreciated the focus here on leaving a habit rather than taking up or building a new habit. Of course, dropping a habit is not totally passive and required real intention but was worthwhile effort.
I recently lessened noise for a few days. Not sure if it was enough to find new authentic aspects of self. I definitely discovered the urge to work and my first full day back was like fulfilling a craving and finally letting the hounds loose. Activity came easily and maybe even some insight on priorities; one day wasn't going to be enough to catch up on a week of emails so I didn't try and just used my inbox as a way to search for updates on the top projects.