Staying Open – 67
And finally negative today! Took two tests just to be sure!
Went climbing tonight and I am so very glad to be out in the world again.
Grateful.
#open #olw #stayingopen
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 Staying Open – 66
That faint line means I am still stuck inside my bedroom. Alas. Last year I exercised so much. This year it’s been a terrible terrible year for exercise so far. Here’s hoping after km healed from the surgery, I can turn it around. Can’t wait to get stronger again. #open #olw #stayingopen 
Staying Open – 65
It was nice to work today so I could feel less cooped up. And my surgery got rescheduled so that feels good, too. now here’s hoping I get a negative test tomorrow and can hug my kids again. I was thinking about the word open today and how wonderful it feels to embody it. Open feels so full of possibilities. So loving and kind. So generous and expansive. It feels like being filled with sunlight. No wonder I love my word this year so much. #open #olw #stayingopen 
Staying Open – 64
This is real life right now. I’ve been holed up in my room for three days and I already can’t stand it. I’ve read three books, watched two movies and a show, painted 6 tiny landscapes and did 4 hours of Korean. I’m bored. I miss seeing my people. I already hate my bedroom and I have to spend another few days minimum here before I can retest and then hopefully I can have my surgery only to find myself back in this bedroom for a few more weeks. If you have shows, movies, books, or anything else you’ve loved, I’d love to know. I expect I am going to reach new heights of boredom here. #open #olw #stayingopen 
Staying Open – 63
The moments all blend into each other when I’m isolating. I miss my people. #open #olw #stayingopen  Staying Open – 62
Too tired today. Mostly just have a blinding headache wish it would go away. It would make it easier to sleep! #open #olw #stayingopen 
Staying Open – 61
I was supposed to have surgery tomorrow. I woke up to a runny nose and a tickle of a cough today so they asked me to take a COVID test just in case. I had already tested at home so I was pretty sure I was in the clear. I was wrong. I have COVID again. 14 months since last time. It sucks. No surgery of course and now I have to sit alone in my bedroom again. What a bummer. I guess I’m going to have to stay open to whatever this means. #open #olw #stayingopen 
Staying Open – 60
Happy March. It’s still cold and rainy here so it doesn’t feel like spring at all. At least the days are getting longer. One of the biggest aspects of having open as my word is making sure I remember that just because it’s always been this way it doesn’t mean it always has to be this way. I want to stay open to possibilities, open to change, open to a shift in perspective, in response. That also requires paying attention, slowing down and not reacting but responding intentionally. #open #olw #stayingopen 
Staying Open – 59
It takes rain to get a rainbow. Nothing much on my mind today. Feeling too tired to think. #open #olw #stayingopen 
Staying Open – 58
It’s interesting how there are some times when I really want to be totally present moment focused. When I am listening to someone I want to be here right now and focused on this very moment. When I am hugging my kids. When something wonderful is happening. And then there are times when I want to remember that the present moment is ephemeral and this too shall pass. Being sick, having a tough work day, being really upset about a fight or a situation at work etc. I think this plays off of how the brain is Velcro for the bad stuff so I need to actively remind myself that this is one of many many moments and in the wider context of life maybe doesn’t matter as much as I’m making it mean right now. And Teflon for the good stuff so I need to really pause and acknowledge the moment so I can really lock it in, prolong it and remember it. #open #olw #stayingopen 
Staying Open – 57
It’s the end of a week off for my kiddos and tomorrow we all go back to routine. It’s nice to have time off and it’s nice to have a routine. I was driving to see my cousin today and the whole time I thought about how calm and quiet I felt inside. I had been anxious about driving in the rain and anxious about the week ending and anxious about some upcoming health stuff. But in that moment, in the car, my head was completely quiet and I felt content. Not only am I glad for the moment but I am also glad that I took time to notice and appreciate it. #open #olw #stayingopen  Staying Open – 56
With the power outage and the kids being off school this whole week has felt weird. But I’m so grateful for time together. Feeling quiet lately. Going slowly and feeling my feelings. #open #olw #stayingopen |
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