Hello! I know it’s not Monday but i wanted to still make a point to be intentional before this week is out because I still have some adventures to go. I am writing this from Boston, sitting outside in my mother in law’s beautiful yard. I did the crazy flight from Sydney to SFO and spending 12 hours at home and then flying to Boston on the redeye and then driving for 2 hours and taking a boat and made it safely to Martha’s Vineyard without passing out. I did get some interesting jetlag that night but I think being through that many timezones in one day made it easier to just sleep and not worry too much about what time it is. We spent 4 beautiful days in the Vineyard. We swam, we sailed, we spent a lot of time together. And now we’re in Boston. I’ve been working and playing as much as possible. Yesterday, I got to go to the Google office here, which was really fun. I also got to visit MIT and Northeastern which was quite a treat.
We have a few more days here and then we will take a short detour to NYC for two days to see friends and to show the kids NYC. I am looking forward to being in the city again. I love New York. And then we come back here to Boston for 2 more days and finally get to fly home. I will be honest that I am ready to sleep in my own bed again. But I am also grateful for all the unexpected adventures of this summer.
- Weekly Intention: My intention this week is to try to do more what I’ve been doing. Staying in the present moment. Being here now and seeing all the moments before me. Appreciating their uniqueness and their magic. I need both quiet and alone time which is hard to come by in these moments but there’s also magic here and I don’t want to miss a moment of it. I want to be thankful for all that’s here now.
- Choices I want to make:
- One: I will choose to focus on the good and on the joy of all that’s around me.
- Two: I will choose to be generous with my time and openness. Being the best version of myself.
- Three: I will choose to make space for others so they can the experiences they wish for. I will choose to make it about them, not me.
- I am looking forward to: seeing NYC again.
- This week’s challenges: The 8 hour round trip to NYC might be challenging. The lack of sleep will likely catch up with me. Balancing work and play and family time has been tough. But none of these are terrible.
- Top Goals:
- Work: I would like to feel on top of all my work and my emails. Feel caught up.
- Personal: I want to stay patient and kind this week. Focus on giving and not taking. I also want to be easy.
- Family: I want to focus on them and see if I can make their wishes come true.
- I will focus on my core desires (kind, strong, true, generous, brave) by:
- I will be kind to my family and my husband and my kids.
- I will be strong and move through these day with joy and kindness.
- I will be generous with my husband this week.
- I will be true to the best version of myself here. The person who I often yearn to be.
- I will be brave by paying attention to the magic here instead of the hardship.
- This week, I want to remember: That in a few weeks/months/years I will either forget about these weeks or look back upon them with wonder and joy. Either way, I will not remember the tough moments. I am so grateful for my one and only life.
Here’s to a wonderful week!
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