Far too often lately I find myself annoyed at whatever it is I “have to” do in the present moment.
For context, we’re building a new house in Florida, still living in Wisconsin while we work on selling our current home, and I recently moved the business out of our home and into an office so our son has a place to continue working once we move.
All that on top of running a successful business that continues to grow year over year.
So, in those moments of annoyance:
I pause.
I close my eyes and focus on my breathing for a moment.
I remind myself that I’m where I am today, because of who I am and I’m who I am because of how I live my life.
Finally, I remind myself that I “get to” do whatever it is that’s annoying me because of this amazing life I’ve been granted over the last 11 years of sobriety.
Life really can be that simple for me today when I acknowledge the miracle that the last 11 years have been.