Why it's okay to be an amateur, Patric Young on finding purpose after a life-changing accident, a helpful practice to end my day, inflatable donuts, and more.
I love the idea of Ten Good Things List. When I do my journal at the end of the day, I usually list activities that I participated in that I felt good doing. Be it exercising, even if for a few minutes for that day, spending less time on social media or even calling a loved one. I call them wins of the day and I like the approach of gratitude. Thank you.
Just remember, before NBA players were allowed to compete, our Olympic athletes were all amateurs. Let that one sink in, right? LOL. It's just fine to suck. I tried tap dancing. It was antithetical to everything I had learned about dance, and I suuuuuucked at it (plus, my place is too small to properly practice in, so the suck continued). I was going to go back to it, then the pandemic hit, but I still have the shoes, and I will give it another go. And I love your 10 Things, Chris. I can bristle at "gratitude", which I think has been somewhat co-opted by the toxically positive. It's so forced. But a redirect to the good that we do have is utterly wise...just like you, my friend. xo
Loved this Chris! Just read ‘Show Your Work!’ last weekend so we are on the same wavelength (I am sure with Sandra Ann too even if just tangentially!) again. Great post, and I am proud to be an amateur!
My 10 good things list from Saturday:
1. My family and friends - every day with them is a blessing
2. We've gotten a ton of rain here recently. We were supposed to get another rainstorm but it turned out to be just a few passing showers.
3. My friend Maddie's post got featured in the weekly Substack Reads newsletter
4. I scoped out next week's Resilience Repsonse post (I have struggled to be proactive in doing this)
5. This post published successfully. All the links are correct (unlike last week!)
6. I'm noticing that my swallowing issues have subsided, at least a little bit. Hopefully this continues.
7. I made significant progress on my upcoming Wednesday post
8. I got a good night's sleep (no small feat)
9. I texted with two friends I hadn't spoken to in a while.
10. Playoff baseball!
I love the idea of Ten Good Things List. When I do my journal at the end of the day, I usually list activities that I participated in that I felt good doing. Be it exercising, even if for a few minutes for that day, spending less time on social media or even calling a loved one. I call them wins of the day and I like the approach of gratitude. Thank you.
Ah yes wins of the day is a great name for it! I am terrible at naming things lol
Just remember, before NBA players were allowed to compete, our Olympic athletes were all amateurs. Let that one sink in, right? LOL. It's just fine to suck. I tried tap dancing. It was antithetical to everything I had learned about dance, and I suuuuuucked at it (plus, my place is too small to properly practice in, so the suck continued). I was going to go back to it, then the pandemic hit, but I still have the shoes, and I will give it another go. And I love your 10 Things, Chris. I can bristle at "gratitude", which I think has been somewhat co-opted by the toxically positive. It's so forced. But a redirect to the good that we do have is utterly wise...just like you, my friend. xo
Co-signed on the benefits of the amateur life! Amateurs unite. Love seeing this perspective lifted up!
Loved this Chris! Just read ‘Show Your Work!’ last weekend so we are on the same wavelength (I am sure with Sandra Ann too even if just tangentially!) again. Great post, and I am proud to be an amateur!
Amateurs unite!