Happy Sunday, ReaderI was staring at my phone in disbelief on June 3rd. “I think my credit card got hacked,” I said. Sarah looked up from the box she was unpacking. “What? Are you sure?“ I didn’t look up. “There’s a $512 charge from 20 minutes ago, which definitely wasn’t me.” “What is it?” she asked. “I don’t know!” I snapped, sitting on the couch, still in the middle of the living room. I squinted at my phone screen, thumbs tapping for the answer. I found it. “Someone ordered patio furniture with my Amazon account,” I said, rubbing my forehead. “To an address in Miami, Florida.” “Miami?” Sarah asked from the kitchen with a stack of bowls tilting in her hands. “Miami,” I said. Surrounded by unpacked boxes, I cancelled the patio furniture order, secured my Amazon account, and waited for an email confirming the refund. It took longer than I liked, but it came. “On today of all days?” Sarah said with a hint of a smile. “The universe is testing us.“ “Tell me about it,” I said, shaking my head. I left my phone on the couch and returned to the unpacked boxes. Moving day had turned into quite the adventure. A day full of surprises. A good rule for moving and life: Accept the unexpected challenge when it inevitably happens. You can plan and prepare down to the smallest detail, but ultimately, you just have to ride the waves. Some come crashing down, and others drift in slowly. But if we zoom out far enough, we’ll see those waves as tiny ripples in the vast sea of our lives. Here’s to staying in the barrel.
June notables:😎 Settling into a new home — It’s nice to move in the early summer. Long days and almost t-shirt weather. Add a deck with space to stretch your arms and a used BBQ (with a new tank of propane), and well, you’ll find yourself a little slice of heaven on earth. There’s been a lot of little things to like. 🏡 Hosting a houseful — Four days post-move, my family arrived for the weekend. Six adults and a 2.5-year-old, together in chaos and novelty. We walked the zoo and watched the game. Played with toys and plowed through watermelon. Simple joys in the simple things. 🥲 Bittersweet game 7 — The Edmonton Oilers made it all the way to the very last game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They didn’t win, but they played 25 extra games of incredible hockey. What a wild ride it was. A sweet treat I’ll remember. (s/o Bubbs for keeping the belief alive🤞🏻)
3 lessons learned in JuneI. Life demands quick decisions to make (or let) things happen. When faced with a dilemma, I tend to avoid deciding. But hesitation is a losing strategy. And analysis paralysis is the enemy. Life rewards the decisive, especially when things get wild. I’ve learned it’s best to embrace the chaos, make the decision, and just get on with it. Make your move or make your peace with what is. II. The rules we tell ourselves are the rules we live by. If you tell yourself you can’t do something, you’re right. If you tell yourself you’re not allowed to do something, you’re right. The stories we tell ourselves become the laws we live by. Notice the rules you set for yourself. Make sure they’re limited, not limiting. They shape your reality. Choose your rules with intent. III. Waiting to “feel right” before starting is a fool’s errand. And I’m out here acting like a fool most days. Waiting to feel more of something. But what kinda something? Confident? Capable? Courageous? I still don’t know. I’ve learned there’s no right time to do anything. You’ll never feel better about it until you’re better at it. And you’ll never be better at it until you start. Just start now.
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I’ll leave you with a quote 🤔
“You have to finish things — that’s what you learn from, you learn by finishing things.” — Neil Gaiman Until next time, remember to live and let go, Scotty
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