Now that I’ve gotten beyond the halfway point of 100 Happy Days, a few things have occurred to me that I think need reflecting on.
The first being that as I go back and look over some of these snippets from the past 55 days or so, it’s like looking at them through rose coloured glass. Sometimes I was able to write these things in such a way that that’s clear. I’ll have added something along the lines of “sometimes it’s the little things that can make your day”. But that’s not always indicative.
I’ve had some moments over the last 55 days that I honestly considered bordering on scary or stressful – but you’d never know it because the purpose of 100 Happy Days is to focus on the positive.
I think that’s good – to a point.
I’m not saying I will stop updating these posts. I think it’s good to make the effort and find something good that happened in every day, and will continue to do so for the next 45. But here is where I need to make a point.
Going back and reviewing these posts – all of those good things begin to look dull if you don’t remember some of the bad as well. Which is really the true point of this midpoint reflection. To remind myself, and any of my readers, that bad things have happened too. That my life is not all rose coloured glass and sunshine.
To give you an idea: Over the last 55 days I have had near run ins with individuals on my black list, had down to the last minute projects with deadlines, worked every day for weeks straight, had key individuals on projects I was working on back out, came very close to the wire on rent payment, and a few other things.
So, now that we’ve balanced the perspective out a little bit – on with the next 45!