Tag: Finding Joy

My Chargers

When I hear of cancelled plans these days I secretly like it. I’ve learned that time is my greatest currency and time given back to me with a cancelled plan is a gift. That ‘plan-no-more’ usually means an open invitation to recharge. Most of us think of “recharging” as doing nothing. Doing nothing is doing something though. It’s reenergizing our minds and bodies. Exercising is a recharge that takes effort. Completing a goal with a hobby is a recharge that takes effort. Making memories at the zoo with my family is a recharge that uses tons of energy. Recharging, for me, means anything that fills my heart-o-meter with happiness and glee. 

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My Chicken Resume

There are chickens living in my backyard who couldn’t care less that I have a bachelor’s degree and there are four dogs in my house and they do not give a flip about my book – even though Bonnie is on the back cover. My son doesn’t have a hoot about my LinkedIn. They don’t care that I spend months worrying about what happens next school year or wondering whether I’ll ever find another career. Each morning, these dogs and chickens greet me with the same question:

“Did you bring snacks?”

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