What a strange night, thunder in the distance, wind swirling, flashes from the sky and off in the distance in plain view is the glow of a fire burning in cave creek. Why else would I be up this late.
I have a good friend that has been helping me analyze some of my moods because like many folks I wake up often in the morning and subconsciously ask myself some questions that probably don't put me in the best frame of mind. In addition, he has challenged me to come up with some better questions the install into my morning wake up routine that will empower me and start me off in a positive frame of mind.
What is hilarious is that when I started thinking it became apparent that these subconscious questions weren't just in my morning routine, but throughout most every moment I am awake.
Here are some of the funny ones most of us might be able to relate to.
Will I have time to stop by Starbucks! with a tone of part panic, part hope, part desperation and part doubt.
Is there anything to eat in this house? Anything good enough to tempt me to the kitchen prior to the shower?
Why do I feel so tired? Cause I stayed up blogging. Well should you really question your brain to come up with reasons that will simply make your more tired and potentially frustrated. Unless you intend to solve, diagnose and prevent some problem. In most cases this might not be the most constructive of questions.
What is programs are broken at work? What messes do I have to mop up?
I continued with about 40 more questions like this that I could list of, but I will spare all the details.
Now as my friend mentioned I need some new questions. So here are are few.
How can I help to make today a better day for some folks.
What are a few good, positive and empowering questions I can ask myself today?
Is this good for the company?, he he, couldn't resist for the office space folks.
What are the kids gonna learn, do and see today that they haven't before? How can I continue to nurture them and help them explore their world while having fun.
What will my wife do today, like she does every day that will make me fell like the luckiest man alive? Will it be a simple smile? Will it be a story from the past I have never heard. Will it be one of the amazing things she does on a daily basis that shower our kids with love? Will it be a revelation about me that I needed but coulnd't discover without her help.
What about this day will be new and exciting? The sky, the sunset, the joke I hear on the way to work. The girl in the red dress 'from the matrix' for those of you who have seen it a bunch of times like me.
What will I do to continue to demonstrate the character that was built from being raised in great home with great parents and adventurous and loving brothers and beautiful sister.
Off to catch some z's.