It takes effort.
It takes effort to remember what went well, to be thankful, and to be grateful in the midst of our busy weeks.
What we're managing and the circumstances we don't enjoy seem heavier and so much bigger than what went well. Almost to the point where you don't even remember or see what went well.
But it is worth the effort to go back and look at what went well.
So every Friday, I do that. I look back at what I enjoyed and what went well over the past week.
I can think back to the Bears winning on Sunday Night Football.
I can think about having a day off on Wednesday. And the night before my day off, going to see Godzilla Minus One, which was a really good movie.
I think about being able to go to a coffee shop and journal on my day off. Being able to hang out and watch some cheesy Hallmark movies with my wife.
Being able to finish a book I checked out from the library last week, The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans. It was a great book.
Then, on Thursday night, being able to go out to dinner with my family at Rutt's, which my son suggested.
And having a field trip to the Grammy Museum.
All of these things are my glimmers.
And yes, this week had its challenges. A whole lot of challenges.
But you know what? It's always important to remember what went well.
Those are my glimmers, along with a sugar plum Danish and a cold brew from Starbucks.
What went well for you this week that you almost forgot?
Here, I made this. My gift to you, for taking the time to read.
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