Just Another Day
What is the correct measurement for a successful day?
It is Sunday and I am considering my opinion of a successful day as a day filled with accomplishments. “Accomplished” might be too high a bar of achievement for this day as it sounds very intentional. Getting up – coffee- bed making – teeth brushing. They don’t really belong in the accomplishment bucket. This Sunday felt like I was filling a space --- except, of course, for my Italian lesson. But why should I ruin my Sunday by creating a bar of accomplishment that would make it an acceptable day? If every day has to exceed that bar or measure up to that bar then what does that mean for those days that don’t measure up? Were they less of a day or more of a day that you must measure them against each other? Why measure it at all?
I met a man at my favorite coffee bar this morning during my intentional trip for coffee. He was well put together, clothing wise, and appeared to be in good shape. I would put him in the 70’s range or as I like to say he traded with a “7” handle. Turns out he is 91!!!! WTF he would be an accomplishment just standing there. Turns out he has accomplished a lot in his life. I did not take enough time to truly engage and appreciate this human. He had arrived at this point fully functional and accomplished. Not only that, he told me he had a list of things still to do. It is that old challenge of being present in the moment. As I was listening, I was thinking of the things I had to do in order to falsifying my imaginary achievement list. A true accomplishment would have been to take a few extra minutes to connect to another human who was the epitome of accomplishment. Not just in a material way or in the way of, look what I did today, but in a true human way. He was worth acknowledging not only for all that he had done, but for what he would accomplish in the years ahead.
My thought for the day … days are spinning by – the year is half over, so rather than filling your Sunday with things or filling it with accomplishments that you can put on an imaginary ledger; find something or someone to be present with and see what might happen. --- you might actually accomplish a real achievement.
I know, you think I had too much time on my hands last Sunday…but
I have a lot to accomplish this week…….Tomorrow could be…. just another day…..