All the Good Things

I was lying in bed last night trying to quiet my mind from all the things that are suddenly "on my plate". In the past several days, I got myself pretty spun up, nervous, and stressed out thinking about work stuff and horse show stuff. I had to consciously breathe and put things in perspective. It helped tremendously that I did not have to go to Orlando today (for several reasons including the terrible driving weather). I "got" an extra day to get some work done.

As part of that process last night, I focused on the good things that happened to me yesterday. I was amazed when I started remembering those little things that sometimes get lost in a busy day. 1) a woman I had seen at the farm gave me an unsolicited pep talk about showing and told me I would be fine 2) I got another new project as Project Director 3) I spent two hours at a horse group "social" that I had coordinated and met some great people 4) One of the horse guys is a chiropractor and he talked to me about a visit and what I could do for my soreness 5) Another one of the horse people has a blog that has social media and social networking posts on it he suggested I read 6) I talked for an hour or so to a horse friend in Texas giving me tips on how to get through the show 7) I had a funny exchange with Devon on her myspace update 8) the manager of the restaurant that I had the meeting at was excited to have a group in on Thursday night and told me he would get my lunch the next time I came in 9) the waitress knew me, brought my drink before I ordered it, and (I am sure) was happy to have a large table on what is usually a slow night - she did a great job.

In the course of that "crazy" day, I had nine opportunities to connect with other people in a positive way. I am sure there were more if I had been paying better attention. So, even in a day that seemed like it wasn't that good, there are moments of smiles and connections. I can only imagine the list I could come up with if I looked at the last week! I had a tendency the last few days to get caught in the roller coaster of stress and nerves. I was missing out!

What are the good things that are happening to you that you might be missing because your focus and attention are somewhere else?

Note: Myspace blog post transfer