Looks like it's been over 2 weeks since my last post again, huh? That's OK... a LOT has happened!
Number 1 -- I'm an uncle. Early last Sunday morning, Jeremy Blake was brought into the world. He's healthy, his Mom's OK, and his Dad is as proud as they come! Click HERE (link no longer active) to see some pictures: I haven't been able to see him yet, because of Number 2.
Number 2 (appropriately titled?) -- Not counting today, I worked 71 hours this past week. That's in 6 days... that's almost 12 hours a day for 6 days straight. I needed the rest today, instead of being on the road for 6 - 7 hours... probably a safe choice, too. Choices... I'll come back to that in a bit.
Number 3 -- Got to see m'lady Sheryl Crow again. This time in VA Beach. As usual, I was enamored. There is nothing sexier than a hot, petite lady singing and dancing on a piano! I got a souvenir from this show!! I got the guitarist's set list! Would have been cool if I could have gotten in autographed, but oh well.
Number 4 -- College Football is upon us again! I got to see VA Tech absolutely destroy Arkansas State today 63 - 7. Man, I love this time of year... if it'd only cool off some!
Back to the choices. It's been a pretty prevalent theme in the past year, that life is all about choices. I've heard it in therapy. It was brought up in a Leadership Training Seminar. If you think about it, life really is all about choices.
Say you get stuck in traffic and get angry about that. Did the traffic piss you off? Nope. You chose to be angry about it. If the traffic pissed you off, it would happen every time you were stuck in traffic.
Emotions are mostly choices. You have the choice to be happy, sad, frustrated, or whatever. Well, that's not always true... there are some chemical reasons for altered moods. Think about that next time someone has you down, or frustrated. You chose to feel that way. With a little time and thought, you can choose to change that.
That also goes with some other changes. You can choose to change almost anything you'd like. With the exception of some dependencies, you can choose to change bad habits. You can choose to change how you deal with people. You can choose to not have work dominate your life. You can choose to not be passive. You can choose to take control where you feel it's lacking.
Not trying to preach that anything you want can happen, because it's simply not true. You can choose whatever you want, but you also have to face the consequences of your choices. You can choose to rob a bank, but that doesn't make it a smart choice. You can choose to not go to work, but you might get fired.
I believe that once you make good choices, you tend to do it more frequently. And then eventually, good things, or change, or whatever you're looking for can become easier to reach.
As mentioned earlier, this topic was somewhat touched upon in a Leadership Training Session. The real topic was "Courage in Leadership". The courage part comes in when choosing how to make good choices. But what if you have to make a choice, and it's between 2 "right" options... that takes courage... I'll probably try to come back to this topic in a future "Reflection".
For now, I'm off to bed because there's no telling how many hours work will hold for me tomorrow!
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