“It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.” – Albert Einstein
At the end of yesterday, I looked at the three holiday cards that I intended to send off this week and grimaced. I didn’t get them done.
And yet at the end of the day I asked my 10-year-old daughter if she’d had a good day and she said, “Yes, and it’s all because of you, Mom.”
I don’t know if I can take credit for that but I did take four kids to the Museum of Flight (my two kids and a friend each). I fed everyone, did the laundry, took Cooper the dog for two walks, touched base with a few friends, and even managed to take a shower, meditate, and create some calm to carry with me throughout the day.
But I still looked at those cards and asked the question that I frequently wrestle with, “Did I do enough today?”
The answer that I usually come to is that I did as much as I could and it was enough. I might not be changing the world or getting things done at the pace I would like, but I show up and will eventually get where I’m going. I’ve done a lot of work to accept that as enough. Thank goodness I manage to sleep at night so I can start again the next day.
So here’s my question to you – do you ask yourself, “Did I do enough today?” And if so, what’s your answer?
(featured photo is the Space Shuttle Trainer at the Museum of Flight)
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