Every once in a while, I suddenly find myself in a moment of crystal clarity. A moment of inner peace. A moment of contentment. And, perhaps most importantly, a sense of purpose, the gift of understanding, and the passion to make a difference.
The last two days have been back to back days of immense personal discovery for me. It all started with a keynote address I attended Friday morning that lifted my mind out of the mundane stresses of my day job and caused me to think anew about those things that really matter. You know, the big stuff.
Ironically, after a quiet hour commuting in my car back to the office where my mind was soaring a million miles a minute, I struggled to act on my new found insights. Worse, I found myself unable to even maintain an acceptable level of productivity. In short, the day slowly grew old and I accomplished close to zilch. Something was off, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Then late in the day, I was inspired to start this blog. And while my initial post won't win any literary awards, the simple action of starting it spoke volumes. Discovering Brand Mantra, I was further captivated by both its visual look and feel (a striking black and white portrait, a red banner and a personal life story but the privacy provided by the absence of a name) as well as the voice of its postings. I was immediately drawn in by its sincere, honest prose.
Before I knew it, the work day was over and I was off to meet some friends for the evening. We had a great time. In the wee hours of Friday night and Saturday morning, however, my fiancé and I were struggling through an unfun conversation. I'll spare you the details except to say that we were both frustrated with the other and it was taxing. Miracles often happen in the middle of the night and last night was one such time. By mid morning, we had nearly exhausted the words in the English language and found a new peace in our progress. Today we went to see two florists and I was excited to discover us already putting into action what we had learned and resolved last night. Life was suddenly so much easier, so much richer! Back home for lunch, we continued to make big discoveries. It's been a truly wonderful, wonderful day. I have a sense of clarity and a sense of peace I have not had in a long time.
Life is good.
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