Tag: life

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag. 

Today’s tip is to appreciate something that went well in life recently.

For me, I’m going to pick my trip last weekend. I went on a volleyball tournament trip, coaching a team in Philadelphia. The first real test of our team, and it was good. Our results were mixed, but we learned a lot about the team and where to go in the future.

It was also interesting traveling again, being on an airplane, hotel, in a big city, etc. It’s not “normal”, and it wasn’t always easy, but it was a good trip and I’m glad I went.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag. 

Today’s tip is to find joy in a simple thing today.

One of the things I’ve tried to add to my life across the decades is to enjoy the small and simple things I experience. I do try to take a few minutes to stop and enjoy life.

It snowed today, and the world is white, a little chilly (22F/-5C), calm, and beautiful. I feel good, and I took a few minutes to look at the world and appreciate the good fortunate I have in life.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag. 

Today’s tip is to appreciate nature around you, wherever you are.

I am lucky that I live in a rural area, with animals, so nature is always around. I try to get outside and regularly enjoy and appreciate how amazing nature can be. I’ll stop and watch the horses, or even pause during a drive to see the deer run by.

Recently I went on a hike with family and dogs, and while we went through an open space near neighborhoods, I stopped to look and enjoy the trees, the landscape, more of nature than just animals. Apparently my dog was interested in the trees as well.

Or maybe what was behind them.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag. 

Today’s tip is to take an extra break or two today during work.

I had to do this last week a few times. After the snow in Colorado, I went out a few days to help my wife clear things up and ensure animals were cared for. In doing so, I decided to manhandle the tractor front bucket to get it connected. Doing so, I ended up tweaking my back.

As a result, I decided to give myself a few breaks during the next couple days, not pushing too hard, but taking some breaks to relax and rest a bit during the day. I didn’t want to completely stop life, but I recognized that I needed to go a bit slower.

I am usually pretty good about taking breaks, but not always. I’m trying to be more consistent, especially as my day often starts early to talk with UK colleagues. I need to remember that if I’m working until 5 or 6, I need to have breaks in the middle.