Today is October 7th...
My sister Dee's birthday.
She would have been 51.
The day I ran the Chicago Marathon with my buddy Joe in 2007...
And, just another day to consider the impact of HARMONY on my life.
Yesterday, a vendor and friend stopped by the office.
He is a gentle, caring and loyal soul, and a kindred spirit.
He swung by my desk and I immediately asked him, "What's wrong?"
"How did you know?" He asked...
"Know what?" I said...
"Know that I am anxious as hell." He said...
We grabbed a room and chatted for a while. It was his eyes... I could see fear in them.
We talked and he told me that he was anxious... about everything.
I am no doctor, nor no psychologist. I fully know and respect that often it is a physiological response within your brain, and the right prescription drugs can and do make a massive difference in a person's ability to navigate their days...
And, I also believe fully in the concept of harmony, as a tool, a discipline, a mindset to help you navigate away from fear and into light.
As we talked, he reminded me of a visit he made to my house years ago. He came by and we just talked one day. He met my boys, my wife. And, we just talked.
To be honest, I had forgotten he had visited until he mentioned it.
I remember it being a heartfelt talk, but those are the only ones I try to have.
He said he was there for over 2 hours... I didn't remember that.
I am a work in progress, as we all are.
I do not profess to have mastered anything, and certainly not peace of mind, nor happiness...
I just know that I am in greater control of my life, my emotions, and my journey than I have ever been.
I am more grateful, more aware, more deliberate, more focused on both acknowledging all of my blessings, as well as the opportunities that lay beyond me.
And, I must attribute a tremendous amount of my progress, to the constant focus and study of harmony... the constant disassociation with the past, while continuing to learn from it... the constant reminder that my future is yet to be... and the only time to affect it is right now...
I love this man, this friend, this vendor. He is such a special soul. His words and acknowledgments filled my heart yesterday and gave me such great confidence that I continue to make progress along my own path.
I believe in harmony...
And, I hope that through staying in this conversation... we can both continue to find more and more light, more and more smiles, laughter and peace.
Thank you for helping me stay in the conversation...
Harmony begets harmony...
It would make no sense to me, if I was the only one considering it...
Nestor