Thoughts of the Day - June 15th

Thoughts of the day (actually from today!)

Thought #1: Continuation from my thoughts from Friday on facing your fears - I did so again yesterday. Same fear, fear of heights, faced during a relatively intense ropes course. I knew going in that some of the obstacles would be quite a challenge for me - like the Tarzan Swing where you drop four feet before the cord catches you and swings you into a net, or the Zip Line itself where you fly across a long stretch attached to just a single cable. Forcing myself off of those platforms into those falls took a good bit of willpower, but they were amazingly fun and I would do them again in a heartbeat. Plus, I'm pretty sure there's some pretty amusing facial expressions that got captured during the course, so extra entertainment to enjoy later!

Thought #2: "Things happen for a reason." It's a bit corny, and I oftentimes go back to the "sometimes the reason is that you're stupid and made a bad choice," but sometimes I see that things can work out well, even if the reason just is that they do. Woke up late for my flight out last Tuesday, it was delayed by just over the amount I had overslept. Sweet. Was supposed to start something new today, got pushed back. I had felt rushed into it, so the extra time for me to prepare for it is nice. It may not be because of a certain "reason," but it is nice that these things worked out how they did.

Thought #3: All friends are different friends. I was talking about this with someone recently and really realized the truth of it - you have your friends that you go to if you're having problem 'ABC,' but a different one that you would go to to talk about 'XYZ.' You have your friends that you always have a great time with, but aren't necessarily getting into heavy life talks with. All friends are different friends, and play important roles in your life in their own way.

Thought #4: Heard on the radio this morning how we invest more in our relationships where we get less investment from the other person than in the ones where the other person is full in. (Kind of makes sense if you think about it, kind of an evil circle. Annie invests more time in Bob than me, making me invest more time in her than Bob, who invests more time in me than in Annie. It never ends!) I thought about it for a while and found a few examples in my life where this holds true, and I hope to remain aware of this and try to change that up, I'd much rather invest in the people who invest in me and build stronger relationships there than continue to chase after others who it's not really working with.