Productive

I’m currently feeling:
Humbled.

My thoughts creating this feeling :
We had been invited to ring a quarter peal yesterday to mark someones 70th birthday then all the ringers and their partners were invited to a meal afterwards. the gentleman whose birthday we were celebrating had bought decorations for the room we were in, and arranged his own birthday cake. He paid for everyones meal (there were 13 but should have been 16) and bought all the drunks, would not let anyone pay for anything. I learned he lives with a sibling and their other half, doesn’t have a partner or any children. His ringing friends are his family. He was so pleased at both having scored the quarter peal, and that we’d all come for a meal with him. He had the biggest grin all evening. There was no ego or look at me, it’s my birthday about it. He kept thanking everyone for coming. It wasn’t a raucous event, a civilised meal, a few drinks, lots of chat and laughs, but it was a very enjoyable evening, and to see him so happy was wonderful. To have been included in his selection of friends was special. I wish there were more like him.

My desired feeling:
Productive.

Thoughts to practice to create my desired feeling:
I love two days now where we have nothing booked in, nowhere to be and nothing in particular to do. C’s brother never got back to him about meeting up. I don’t want to waste the day doing nothing. I don’t want to start reading any more of my new books until January lst, so I can include them in my 2023 reading challenge. There are probably some ringing admin activities to do if I feel inclined. I don’t really have a purpose for the day, so need to make sure I take some exercise, get some fresh air. Maybe I could catch up on some SOSI work.

I’ll show up on purpose in my dress, body language and presentation by:
I am wearing what I thought was an off the shoulder long jumper, but turns out its long enough to be a amini dress, which is how I am choosing to wear it now. Its grey knitted and slopes off one shoulder, has a tie belt and comes to somewhere between butt and knee length. I’m wearing grey tights with it, and grey silk, seamless bra and knickers soyou can see one bra strap. i’ve got big chunky gold earrings, triple gold bracelets and a long chain good necklace. I’m feeling good after a natural wake up, no alarm clock blaring. I feel I want to be active and productive.

I will show up for myself by:
Dressing in a way that makes me feel good. Looking for ways to be productive in a leisurely fashion.

I will show up for my extraordinary goal by:
Taking a look through my action logs to see if there is anything I could progress over the next couple of days.

I will upgrade my surroundings by:
Tidying my little coffee table to make room for two picture books I got for Christmas. One was of London, the other Italy. I shall enjoy leafing through the images when I want to imagine being elsewhere.

Today I am:
Enjoying the luxury of no committments.

Today I am grateful for:
Time to relax, reflect, rejuvenate, reinvent. Making the most of a few days of nothing in particular.