Hola, folks,
For all my grand speech yesterday, today was… just another Monday of the same old same old in a lot of ways. There were a few things that were different. I didn’t get up at 5. I was wasted. But I did get up at 5:45, to continue my streak of bumping back 15 minutes at a time (success 😊). Tomorrow I’ll be at the goal time, and what things will be like from here on out. Bed by 9:30 tonight. Up at 5:30 tomorrow.
Did some servicize this morning, making some decent headway, though very slow going, on one of the outdoor projects I’m working on. And I got one of the grow boxes weeded for my 5-minutes of outdoor maintenance. That was good.
I memorized another hymn. #5 High On A Mountain Top. Well, I already had that one pretty much memorized, so I started working on #6 a bit.
I was pretty behind this morning because I didn’t work Sunday much at all, so it was a bit of a scramble, but it turned out fine today, thankfully. I’m glad David had enough work.
I actually worked too much today, not getting home until a little after 8. I haven’t really eaten or had much of anything to drink today, so I’m trying to cram food in my face, write this entry, schedule tomorrow, and figure out how to get some mental/emotional rest/wind-down time before crashing, getting up, and doing it all over again.
On the bright side of things, I do know what I need to do to get myself actually working in the direction of moving away from cars and into world lifting. 😊 So… that’s pretty cool, at least. I’ve got some pondering to do, specifically about what I feel the purpose of life is for me personally and how my deepest desires fit into the overall journey here. I’ll be digging deeply into that. Digging, digging, digging.
Though just another Monday, so to speak, it has been a good day. Work was good. Interactions were good. I could feel myself getting frustrated a few times with cars, and I was able to move away from the frustration. I’ve been remarkably positive, full of faith, balanced, etc.
It’s been really great, honestly. 😊
My last job of the day kicked my butt pretty good, but I think we have made some major headway thanks to David, so that’s something. I’m grateful for that. I spent nearly four hours trying to figure out a mess of a job that another mechanic left a poor gentleman with an RV that was having fuel issues. The tank was down, one line broken. New fuel pump that probably didn’t need to be replaced, given that I figured out the problem is a wiring problem. The pump has power and ground, but one of the wires can’t handle the load. So… something’s up with a damaged wire somewhere. Lots of wire to try to trace down. Anyway… long night. The customer was really happy with me, though, for working so hard to figure out what was going on.
#1. I’m grateful for the cooler weather today. That definitely was good on a day that I was running around like a crazy person and not getting my body properly taken care of.
#2. I’m grateful… uh… why am I having trouble thinking of things I’m grateful for? Uh… I’m grateful my mom and brother made it to Utah safely.
#3. I’m grateful I’m able to sleep through the night–well, mostly… old person get-up-to-pee problems more than I’d like, but whatever. I know people who struggle with insomnia and other sleep issues, including more than one of y’all readers of this here blog. I’m grateful I’m able to sleep decently well most every night.
#4. I’m grateful that my new schedule is working out, that I am tired and ready or bed at the time it’s time to go to bed. It’s 9:18 right now, and I’m cutting it too close, but I’ll do fine tonight. Goal achieved. 😊
#5. I’m grateful for the people giving us good reviews lately. Happy customers. 😊
#6. I’m grateful for the referrals as well. I found out in the middle of the four-hour diagnostic tonight that the person who referred me was one of my mom’s really good friends. I didn’t even realize where I was until he told me his neighbor had referred me to him and said who she was.
Well, my lovelies… time to take care of my teeth, have a little chat with Captain Universe, and go to bed.
Loves and hugs.
Lift the World.
~ stephen
Lift the World 