Your Amazing Ordinary Life

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Birthday candles!

My birthday was a couple of weeks ago,and all day, people texted to ask if I was doing something special. My answer was no. I had a wonderful ordinary day.

I led two corporate workshops. I walked my dogs. My kids called. I was hungry for pasta, so my husband and I went out for Italian food. I talked to clients. I folded laundry. Honestly, it was the best birthday ever.

I love living an ordinary life. When I was younger, I felt the pressure to change the world...to solve poverty or war. Every day, I see extraordinary ordinary people doing extraordinary things in their ordinary lives.

There is something wonderful about the day-to-day act of living. Take a look around your life. What is extraordinary about your ordinary life?

 

Living With Chaos: This Is YOUR ONE LIFE

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I love a charm bracelet! I made this one. :-)

Welcome to week 6 of Living with Chaos. Invite your friends to join here.

Today is going to get a little existential.

My husband gets this creepy daily message reminding him that he's going to die. We've also had a few friends die unexpectedly and way too soon. I bet you have, too.

Life is fragile. Let that fragility be a reminder to LIVE. This is your one life, and you get to craft it. Life is too short to be unfulfilled or bored. You don't have to change your job…just find the parts of it you love and focus on those. Do things you enjoy. Spend time with people you love (circling back to love again). Make the things you do and the ways you spend your time as pleasant as possible.

This doesn't mean being happy all the time (hello toxic positivity). It does mean in the midst of chaos, your life is still yours. Make your choices accordingly.

Next week, I'll share more strategies about how to do that.

P.S. Email me here if you want a custom charm bracelet. I LOVE making them for people. They make great gifts!