Tag: happiness challenge
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After 30 Days
Today marks the end of the 30 day Happiness Challenge. Out of 6 people who started the challenge I am the only one who reached their performance for the whole month. I’m not sure how I feel about the challenge at this point but it was an interesting exercise and I’m grateful I did it.…
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Proximity with Isaac
I planned to spend time alone with Isaac this evening. When I got home I tried to invite him to help me with a few chores and while he helped me as much as he was able it was hardly alone as we Emma and the other boys were also there playing with Isaac and…
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Parenting Adult Children
I’m getting a taste of what is like to have an adult child to raise. Analese is a legal adult who clearly needs parental influence and in many ways we are in the best position to provide that influence. In addition we care for her well-being in ways similar to if she were our child.…
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New Direction
Today I’m grateful for inspiration, for confirmation, and for repentance. I have been reading Parenting Without Power Struggles on my but ride and during my day at work I thought of a plan for dedicating my focus more fully to my family and to building relationships with each of my children. My plan was to…
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Farewell to the Bradshaws
Chris and Missy Bradshaw moved out of the ward this week. I went over to their house to help them load up the last of their large items tonight. It reminded me of helping them move in a couple of years ago. Unfortunately they are doing worse now than they were then. Some things have…
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Good Things
Today I’m grateful for the influence and direction of the spirit. I had to reach Elder’s Quorum yesterday on no notice but it turned into a good discussion and I felt about ten minutes into the discussion exactly where it should be focused. I’m grateful for the capacity to go offer my time and skills…
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Little Things
Sometimes it’s very small things that I’m grateful for. Yesterday I saw a new kind of Velcro-like strips that could be used to hang pictures while I was buying replacement aggressive strips for Laura. I bought one and after seeing it Laura asked me to get more for other frames we had hanging. It was…
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Orchestra Concert
This evening we had the opportunity to go to Savannah’s first orchestra concert of the year. The seventh grade orchestra performed two songs then the intermediate orchestra (eighth and ninth grades) performed a few pieces. It was interesting to see how much better that second group was. It made us excited for the improvement that…
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Small Recognition
Today as we were having into staff meeting Larry Knight publicly pulled me aside. I couldn’t figure out why he was doing so but then he quietly told me that he was aware that I had left Clint Melendez a badge and that it has many a lot to Clint to get that recognition. I…
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Recommitting
I noticed that after about a week nobody else was keeping up with tracking what they were doing for the happiness challenge except me and my motivation was waning. I got a message this morning that Tevya posted explaining that some outside factors (sick if I recall) had hampered him but that he was now…