Walking through a Better Week

7:45 AM

I just got in from a morning walk. I didn’t realize how much I’ve missed this. It has been quite a while since I’ve taken an intentional morning walk for exercise and reflection. This week’s Bible study has inspired me to desire being outside more.

I feel as though today is going to be another good day. I don’t really ever know what the day will actually bring. But some days, I just get this feeling they’ll be better than other days. Come along with me today and let’s find out together, shall we?

11:10 AM

Today’s Humpty Dumpty Day tale was fun to make. Although I put a lot of effort into these, the process is quite simple. It begins with a whimsical question on Tuesday night with Cherie. She comes up with a scenario. I sleep on it. And my favorite part of my brain jumps into action sometime Wednesday morning. It sometimes doesn’t happen until later in the day depending on how work is going. This has been a lot of fun for over a year now. It’s one of my favorite things in all my life. Oh! I also have AI generate an illustration based on the scene. And a video. Those have been fun too. But the best part is writing the poems. That’s 100% “by Greg Marine,” hehehe.

11:40 AM

I was given the gift of time. My 11:30 meeting was expedited because the main stakeholder needed to move quickly for other priorities. So, the discussion was very quick. I get to have a nice lunch break now. Albeit, a slightly offset lunch hour… hehehe. But I’ll take what I can get this week!

1:50 PM

One week into July and I already like this month better than June. Not that June was bad. Or that July is actually “better.” I just like how the month is going so far. Perhaps it is my expectations again? I had high hopes for June that were not met. And I cleaned the slate for July. My theories on expectations seem to be holding true for the most part. Then again, I had high expectations for Toy Story 5 and it exceeded them… LOL.

I’m grateful to have had an actual lunch break today. I wasn’t expecting it. It seems like a simple thing. But I value it. When I don’t get such a break in the middle of a workday, it does make an impact on me. It hasn’t been a super productive day as far as projects go. But I have had the opportunity to do some follow-up on some things that had stalled. In one case, I was thanked for the reminder. Work has been hectic and chaotic for a lot of folks this year. Sometimes we just need that reminder that we are all in this together and we will get through it.

The Rex’s are that reminder to me in my personal life…

4:00 PM

I really appreciate this week’s Bible study topic. It’s on trust. Specifically, trusting God. I recall writing about trust in the past. I know I did in a devotional with Cherie. I’m not sure if I have on the blog. I’ve had trust issues in the past. But it has gotten much better these past few years. I’ve been healing from the trauma that was the root of my trust issues. It has been a rough journey… both in the past, living through something, and now, healing from it all. I’m grateful for the people who have shown me I can trust them. It has helped me learn how to trust and who to trust. And it all starts with God.

7:20 PM

Guess what?! I was able to go out for another walk! This has been a nice change of pace. It’s really nice to be disconnected for a little bit. I do wish it wasn’t so hot, though… hehehe.

I still remember that first walk in January 2023. Wow! It has been over 3 years now! It was a tough walk. And it was only one lap. That’s about a third of a mile. It took about the same amount of time for me to walk a third of a mile as it does for me to walk a full mile today. And I don’t really walk all that fast now… LOL. My health was that bad back then.

I feel like it’s about time I go on my third health journey since then. That was my first. About a year and a half later, I settled into maintenance mode. I’ve been on that journey for about 2 years now. I feel as though I need to start a new health journey so I don’t slip back. My body is “speaking” to me. I had better “listen” to it!

9:45 PM

I wasn’t able to get ahold of Malachi for our weekly call. But I was able to talk to Mom and Dad for my call with them. We talked about a lot of things this week. The only reason we stopped was because they had another call come in. It was unusual for that person to call so late. So, we thought it was an emergency. It turned out to be something fun instead… hehehe.

I’m having a good week. Much better than last week. I know I have it better than most people. But that doesn’t mean I don’t struggle or have an easy life all the time. Some of what comes easy to others can still be quite difficult for me. I’m doing my best. I just wanted to call out that this week is going well. And my heart is happy.