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By 8:47 a.m., my day was already complete. I had just saved my son’s life.

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I had so many plans for this day — like inviting you to a year-end goal-clarifying workshop I’m hosting next week — but navigating this new sticky situation was not one of them.

On the one hand, I’m deep in the middle of the 'Peanut Butter' in jelly time of life — parents with new care needs, while managing a business, and full-on parenting responsibilities (doing my best here). It's a little sticky, messy, requires patience chewing through the responsibilities slower than normal.

Yet.... the thought of "there goes our day trying to get anything else done..." didn't resonate.

Instead, I felt a strange kind of peace — the kind that had me feeling already deeply satisfied with what I'd accomplished as if it were already a full day's work - and it wasn't even 9am!

The situation that transpired this morning had to do with self-advocating for safety in the workplace, connecting to a deeper power - finding the 'NO' to what is not OK. It's not fair to get into the details of it all, but suffice it to say, this morning’s conversations and intuitive (yet tactical) interventions weren’t on the list. Heck, they weren’t even on the radar!

What was on the radar were my priorities and knowing that in that moment, all the training, practice and experience to date, enabled me to do what mattered most and pivot like the star basketball player I always wished I was on the court.

Even if it meant I may "fail" at other important tasks I’d planned for the day. I had quiet confidence and inner peace from knowing my priorities and operating from them was a life-saving game changer.

The rest of the day? I gave myself grace. I loosened my grip on the day's wants, I intentionally took deeper breaths and let a sense of celebration and gratitude crowd out the expectations, the frustration, the story of all that I may yet "fail" to accomplish next.

I noticed in myself, the very human disappointment of undone things and instead, let that take a back seat to focusing on that which I am grateful for instead. It's a practice and a wonderful resource for when life throws you curveballs. It helps pivot, and for that, I am grateful... for the practice.

So that was my '9am day is done' day today in a nutshell! How about you?

Looking back on your day, is there anything you can give yourself grace for?

Patience with?

Kindness toward yourself or another?

How might remembering your priorities enable you to feel calmer — clearer — and more accepting... more energized?

Clarity doesn’t erase the hard moments and it may not even make things easier. It simply gives them a frame. It reminds me to have compassion for myself, to accept the losses without making them heavier than they already are.

If you could use a reminder, join me next week, October 1st at 12pm and gift yourself some time to reconnect with energizing what matters most to you. You can RSVP here if this resonates with you.

with love,

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xo Lisanne

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Here's to all of us doingGreat! together!