Day 7

If you'll recall, this blog is not just about the good things I witness/experience everyday, but also about the good things I do.

Yes, that probably is as conceited as it sounds, but hear me out.

Don't you ever have moments of small personal triumph that go by completely unnoticed? I'm not talking about that time you held open the door for the attractive guy walking in behind you, just for the sake of making eye contact. I mean the nano seconds of small, seemingly insignificant instances, that in fact are monumental steps towards growth and maturity.

If you have, then you also know all about the inner cheerleader practice that occurs right after.

The feeling of, "Yes! I did it! Who can I tell?"

The answer, of course, is no one because bragging negates the humility that triggered the self control in the first place.

Suddenly, progress seems really lonely.

 Well, heck why shouldn't we celebrate progress. Who says mistakes should be called out and good behavior ignored?

Certainly not I.

So in honor of good things, here's my (not so) silent contribution for the day.

*He-hem*

When the person I was talking to this evening not only cut me off, but did so in a way that changed the subject and directed her attention entirely to another person, I patiently let it go and made no attempt to carry on with my anecdote.

Then, not five minutes later, after the other conversation was over and there had been several moments of silence, when the aforementioned individual turned to me and says, "Oh sorry. Did I cut you off?" I lightly replied, "Nope."

And that was that.

Go ahead and judge, because I know how petty and trivial this all seems, but I personally felt this was quite an act of graciousness and patience on my part, two things I have specifically singled out to show more of in my life.


Baby steps.