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Daily Question, July 20

What is a good decision I made in the past year?

  • KC
    to say yes to a lifetime dream of a studio, which I envision as a shared space for fellow travellers to find inner stillness, peace, to find and express their/ our voices. It is dedicated to my dear mother, who lost her voice and inner/ outer footing in life and was unable to recover it during her lifetime. She moved on to her next life ten years ago this August. Also, learning and practicing to take things one breath, step and day and a time ... and to make the best of whatever happens. S...

    to say yes to a lifetime dream of a studio, which I envision as a shared space for fellow travellers to find inner stillness, peace, to find and express their/ our voices. It is dedicated to my dear mother, who lost her voice and inner/ outer footing in life and was unable to recover it during her lifetime. She moved on to her next life ten years ago this August.

    Also, learning and practicing to take things one breath, step and day and a time … and to make the best of whatever happens. Somehow things all seem to work out… unless they don’t. In that case, the learning/ recovery/ course correction begins …:-)

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  • MHS

    To make an effort to change my mindset/care for myself….so that I can be more present and better with my family/life.

  • Maeve

    To move from my lovely little apartment, due to exacerbated tension between me and my landlady during the pandemic.
    It was stressful and required determination and this new place is not ideal, but it got me out of an untenable situation, and I accomplished it within a few weeks “with a little help from my friends” as the song goes…

  • Ose

    To stay open where I might have a tendency to close up in order to transform possible fixed ideas.

  • Dancingyogamom

    The decision to move closer to my grandchildren so I can be here to know them and watch them grow.

  • Dusty Su

    To keep going! To rewire my reations to Covid catastrophes. To respond with vision, compassion, and by spitting nails well-timed nails.

  • Don Jones

    To bring increased focus on strengthening my immune system.

  • sb

    My job share and I decided to live our work lives by the mantra “we can only do what we can do”. It doesn’t mean we stop striving to give our absolute best (and more) but it means we recognise we have limitations, often beyond our control, and that we don’t beat ourselves up if we don’t achieve everything we hoped for.

  • Mica

    To stop stressing out about things in the middle of the night.

  • Linda

    Retirement. Getting the covid shots. Visiting family afterwards.

  • Lauryn

    To move in with my partner. It’s opened up a whole new world of shared experience and personal growth….. A few years ago I was living with my ex and was unhappy… I’m grateful for the steps I took to make changes to my life.

  • Elaine

    Participating in the inspiring and practical 6 week Wake Up Grateful course offered by the fine team behind this site.

  • Holly in Ohio
    Getting vaccinated for Covid, and encouraging others to do so, even transporting a couple of people to get vaccinated. One of my African American friends was afraid - understandably so. I told him I would be supportive either way he decided, and just helped him with the known facts and data. In the end he chose to, and I'm so proud of my friend because I know how hesitant he was, but he did it out of love for his family. :) We may never know what lives we save by getting vaccinated, but t...

    Getting vaccinated for Covid, and encouraging others to do so, even transporting a couple of people to get vaccinated.

    One of my African American friends was afraid – understandably so. I told him I would be supportive either way he decided, and just helped him with the known facts and data. In the end he chose to, and I’m so proud of my friend because I know how hesitant he was, but he did it out of love for his family. 🙂

    We may never know what lives we save by getting vaccinated, but those lives are still precious.

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    • Mica

      Thank you, Holly – and I should resume wearing my mask in stores, because I can get the Delta variant, even tho I’m vaccinated. It would be a mild case, but do I want to get even a mild case of covid??

      • Maeve

        Yes, resume wearing a mask.

      • Holly in Ohio
        Bless you for doing that! At least some of the Olympiads who have come down with Covid in Tokyo this week were vaccinated (as reported on CNN and BBC). Vaccination certainly improves our situation, but vaccinated folk who become infected can transmit, too. However remote the possibility, I don't wish to cause harm. If you are interested, here is a link from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization on the subject of vaccinated transmission of Covid: https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/m...

        Bless you for doing that! At least some of the Olympiads who have come down with Covid in Tokyo this week were vaccinated (as reported on CNN and BBC). Vaccination certainly improves our situation, but vaccinated folk who become infected can transmit, too. However remote the possibility, I don’t wish to cause harm. If you are interested, here is a link from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization on the subject of vaccinated transmission of Covid:
        https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/mounting-evidence-suggests-covid-vaccines-do-reduce-transmission-how-does-work?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6NmHBhD2ARIsAI3hrM0Y29b8sNEFN-SPGacGqeoag6IFes4GHVUvnrD7LhQuBvx7hONdeTYaAkniEALw_wcB

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  • Patricia

    I’m remembering it now in my heart, and offering thanks to God for the courage and love to make the decision I did.

  • Nelson

    To leave a toxic relationship. And more importantly, to do so with forgiveness for the things he’s done to me and the people I care about.

  • sunnypatti

    Marrying my husband.

  • Trish

    I quit my full-time job as a crisis social worker & am concentrating on the preparation required for the Episcopal diaconate, planning my wedding & loving life without the demands of paperwork. I love the freedom that has come with this decision! I do miss the people~families & co-workers and I may go back part-time in the fall. This time away has been rejuvenating!!

  • Mary Pat
    There are many I have had to make. As many have said, getting the vaccine was important, even though in the very beginning we were apprehensive, I am so glad I did that! Having three surgeries in two months was something I am still recovering from and will be for awhile. Changing my lifestyle a bit, and quitting a committee I was working on has been good. Checking back in here and doing the. daily question has been very good for me in many ways.....It is another decision I have made to give ...

    There are many I have had to make. As many have said, getting the vaccine was important, even though in the very beginning we were apprehensive, I am so glad I did that!
    Having three surgeries in two months was something I am still recovering from and will be for awhile. Changing my lifestyle a bit, and quitting a committee I was working on has been good. Checking back in here and doing the. daily question has been very good for me in many ways…..It is another decision I have made to give up some time and answer a question a day, take time to read others responses, and think….really think and not just “do”………I am getting ready to make one more big decision…..prayers are requested…..

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  • Palm

    To sell my house. I still don’t know why it’s good but it feels like it

  • EJP

    To trust in God and just let go.

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