Lessons From The Past

This morning I’m having to relearn and recall two lessons from the past. First, guard your sacred time. As a creator, my most sacred time, the time when I excel, the time when ideas for writing flow effortlessly are in the mornings. Usually, putting my fingers to the keyboard within twenty or thirty minutes of being awake works best. I get the day started in a positive manner by accomplishing one small task of writing something everyday.

The second lesson is garbage in, garbage out. It’s an old term from computer programming. Basically, a computer can only do what it’s been told to do. So if you put bad stuff in, the computer puts out bad results. Our mind, in my belief, is the world’s first and most advanced computer. It puts out based on what was put in. I had a conversation with my high school mentor this morning. He wanted to discuss topics from local and global news, politics, immigration, and the like. He kept asking for my thoughts or opinions, yet I had little to offer. I don’t watch the news consistently. Also, when things are beyond my circle of influence I filter them and put them into the “beyond my control” area of my mind.

Both lessons this morning are worth mentioning since one was contingent on the other. Had I guarded my sacred time, I would have avoided that lesson and the other about negative influences. It’s not enough to simply talk about what I’m going to do, but practical application is a must. The call was needed since I was informing him of a death or a close friend of mine, but I could have done better protecting my time. When appropriate I could have ended the call and returned to work, but I didn’t do that and the call lasted too long. Those topics were of interest to him, not me, and being supportive and listening is important, but not as important as my sacred time. I’ve got to make improvements in that area.

Today, Thursday, October 6, 2022, I am grateful that:

Erin and I got a chance to talk this morning. She caught me up on things with friends I hadn’t seen in years. She and I were really close, when working together, but since I’ve moved, we hadn’t spoken in years.

C.W. and I got a chance to talk. It’s been months since we’d spoken and I’m happy things are going well for him.

Adrienne and I got a chance to collaborate on a project. Hopefully, this project will be completed, revisions and all, within another week or so. It’s been an ongoing thing for too long and I’m ready for its completion.

What lessons have you recently had to remember?

How will you make improvements so you don’t repeat the same mistakes?

Be Great. Be Grateful!!!