I want to write through ‘10 Things…’ for a bit. It’s my journal exercise right now focused on attending to the small moments. Today I thought about 10 things I’m happy about, to express more than fleeting gratitude for successes that happen on the fly.
Sometimes life moves so fast until you can run right over the small important moments—without even drawing out all the inspiration.
impetus for 10 things i’m happy about
Lately, I’ve had a lot to do and not a lot of time. I’d tick off a task, maybe smile about it if it was new or particularly difficult, and move to the next thing—which is a good thing. But, appreciating the small accomplishments helps in two ways:
- It reinforces you’re on the right track which can carry me forward from one project, one milestone, one task to the next
- It requires that you slow down to reflect, and assess, and doesn’t that help with clarity—no wallowing or fixating involved
So today, I decided to reflect on things my little successes that kept me moving forward. Some were so fleeting until I almost forgot them. Some were realizations I made.
All that to say, these are my recent 10 things I’m happy about:
- Manually fixed my blog I broke (and fast too—sort of)
- Prepared my CSS print file for article pages
- Learned that my websites actually are helping me
- Worked out best Sony Vegas settings to render clear screen capture videos
- Deleted arcane drafts from blogs, stored them out of the way
- Singing out loud (gotta be alone for that) can still make me feel better
- Felt the deep sense of release that comes with hearty laughter
- Accepted that I need more sleep (now to make it happen)
- Trusted, in a difficult moment, that trying times are impermanent
- Studying the construct of my faith, I find I still have it
Gratitude is the order of every day, for success or failure and what I learn from each. Think about the things you’re happy about, and slow down a moment to appreciate them. And let them propel you forward.
Up next in my ’10 things…’ mini series, “10 things i’d like to learn”
