It's also the things we don't do
Sometimes we have to be proud of the things we don't do.
This week specifically, I was very impressed with myself for not reacting emotionally to a very sensitive topic at work. Moments before the meeting was about to start, unusually 1, I made the decision to not bring up the conversation. Not by way of being avoidant, but because I was drowning with emotions and felt unprepared to welcome the dialogue in an optimistic, solutions-oriented way.
Then-- again, it happened this morning when my husband and I were about to get into an argument discussion. I politely excused myself and suggested we touchbase later because we were both overwhelmed. Walking away and not reacting has been working out this week.
Today, I'm choosing to applaud myself for these strides. It's the little things that count.
Is this even a word? It doesn't sound like it right now but I believe it is.↩