4160 Weeks | Take 5 | How To Calm Your Mind
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Learn: something new or an idea
Energy: an energy (good or bad) word and it’s meaning
Action: something to do
Processing: a question to consider
Shout out: something or someone that I want to celebrate or acknowledge
LEARN
Something Worth Sharing
4160 weeks
I was catching up with a friend of mine recently. He’s also a colleague of sorts, and works in financial planning. We talked about wealth and moved on to discussing the quality of time versus the quantity of it. He and I have previously discussed the fact that the average life expectancy in the UK and US is roughly 80 years. I commented that this equates to about 30,000 days. This continues to be a real ‘learn’ and ‘relearn’ for me, especially when I get caught in wasting time worrying or on insignificant things.
As we continued chatting, my friend then pointed out that 80 years is about 4160 weeks. That REALLY startled me. No one ever knows what the future holds, but to look at a future in terms of weeks or days, it suddenly brings into perspective that we need to take stock and almost step back from the nonsense we accumulate.
Every bit of time we spend, is spent - it’s gone for good and nothing can bring it back, so spend wisely. I’d say that both Richard and I would also agree that investing in the right things is also imperative:
Learning: be curious and work the mind
People: deep and meaningful connections
Health: along with time, the most valuable thing we have
Joy: what’s the point if we don’t have fun and laugh?
Space: giving ourself time and space to recover and reflect
ENERGY
An emotion or energy; a stand-out word / s
Calm
I love this word - even saying it eases my shoulders and helps me to relax.
It is believed to originate from Late Latin CAUMA meaning "heat of the mid-day sun" - a time of day that people would rest and be still due to the temperature. It’s a great reminder that when things escalate, get hot, tense or too much - we should calm ourselves!
ACTION
Something small that you can do that might make a big difference
Take 5
Take 5 minutes for yourself - step outside or away, close the door, close the laptop or mobile device and take 5 for yourself.
PROCESSING
A question to think about and consider (you can discuss this with someone or write your thoughts down)
“What do I want to go big on?”
What do you feel strongly about that you really need to ‘go big’ on? To put this another way, you could go ‘all in on’. We often juggle and compromise our focus and energy, but if you could direct all your energy to something, what would it be?
I’d love for you to send me your own stories / thoughts about this. Drop me a line with your answer / thoughts on this question
SHOUT OUT
Who / what I think deserves recognition - my gratitude or to be celebrated.
Random Conversations
I’ve been reminded recently of how wonderful it is to just sit with someone and chat sh*t! Just to talk about the world, thoughts and ideas with no real aim or purpose. There is a joy to occasionally allowing conversations to wander and be random - so I’m shouting them out!
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I’ll be sharing a set of LEAPS each week with you and encourage you to do your own version:
L: what have you learned?
E: what’s your energy / feeling word
A: what’s one thing you need to do?
P: what are you thinking / processing?
S: who or what can you shout out?
