This is a thread in which we celebrate our contentment with our lives.
I’m so happy to be me today.
I had a whole evening of really connecting with my (7yo) daughter around some emotional turmoil she was experiencing. I was able to use my own experiences to help her understand a little more context for what she was going through, and it turned her mood right around. I wish I’d had oh idk anyone in my life to help me navigate that sort of thing at her age. If I’ve done nothing else in this life, I’ve been a damn good father at times. I’m so happy to be able to say that.
I’m so happy to be me today.
I’ve spent a non-trivial amount of time over the last few weekends writing some articles on LinkedIn around leading software development teams. Not rocket surgery by any means, but some digestible pieces of reflection on my own experience that might help someone move their own self and team in a positive direction.
Felt great to exercise my writing muscles again. Couple directors at my company called out that they’d seen the articles and really liked them. Could be some bullshit there, for sure, but I’m choosing to take it at face value and just accept a damn compliment for once. Feels like a total win, to be honest.
The world is full of terrible things. But as I said to my wife just now, I don’t have to be so damn Trent Reznor about it all the time. Sometimes things are good, and celebrating those moments of light and joy is a thing that we should all probably do more of.
I’d love to hear about why you’re so happy to be your own self today.