Hey ,

I want to share something that happened this past weekend. It was something small. But also not small at all.

I spent most of the weekend working. I had a list of things with real deadlines. All of them important and all of them feeling urgent. 

My daughter had been staying with us since Thursday after a little mother-daughter date night that turned into an unplanned extended visit. And since it was not planned, I kept right on with my regularly scheduled programming.

Then Sunday came. I was in full work mode. You know the mode where you just stay in your workout clothes and get busy?

My husband and my daughter decided to visit a new Japanese supermarket that had just opened nearby. They asked me if I wanted to come. And my old patterns kicked in immediately.

I did not want to go.

I had work to do. 

I was already behind. 

Going out in the middle of the day would put me further behind. I could think of at least five very reasonable reasons why staying home was the responsible choice. Nod your head if you feel me.

And then I stopped.

I heard myself. I mean REALLY heard myself.

I noticed what was happening. The justifications, the reasoning, the excuses dressed up as logic, the pattern running exactly the way it always runs when work and life compete for the same time slot.

And I had to ask myself an honest question. If I had used my time wisely earlier in the week, and yes, I am looking at you social media scrolling, would any of this feel like a conflict right now?

The answer was no.

So, I looked at my priorities. My family is at the top of that list. My daughter was right there in my house. Tomorrow is not guaranteed for any of us.

I got over myself and I went.

We spent an hour wandering through that supermarket, picking out things we had never tried (hello Wagu beef at $79/lb), laughing at labels we could not read, filling a basket with expensive fruit and dinner ingredients that turned into a really good evening together.

And here is what I want you to take from this.

I teach CPR, Clarity, Priorities, and Responsibility, to my clients because these three things are the foundation of a life that actually works. Not just a career that performs.

Sunday was a CPR moment happening in real time in my real life. I had to get clear on what actually mattered in that moment. I had to look honestly at my priorities. And I had to take responsibility for how I had used my time earlier in the week and for the choice I was making right then.

When your priorities are clear, decision-making becomes easy. Not effortless, but easy. Because you already know the answer. You just have to be willing to hear it.

The work will always be there. The Japanese supermarket trip with my daughter and my husband on a Sunday afternoon, that one was a one-time thing, because who is going to spend that kind of money on a thinly sliced steak on a regular basis? 😂

I am glad I went.

Is there a Sunday afternoon in your life right now that you keep saying no to?