Tag: life

Today’s coping tip is to learn something new and share it with others.

I do this all the time. It’s a part of my job, and I did this recently with a PostgreSQL container. I also did this with a piece of my coaching training, helping kids understand where to serve from /to for better chances of success.

Sharing is a great way to ensure to engage with the world and give back.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central 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 coping tip is to take five minutes to sit still and breathe.

Sounds simple. I find this to be very challenging. If I’m just sitting here, why am I now getting something done? I could be productive during this five minutes.

I struggle to do this, but I’m taking this time to do this. It’s a few days earlier in the week, and I’m at a customer site for a bit of work. During the time someone else was working with the customer, I took five minutes to sit in the lobby of as building. I set a timer and put my phone in lap. I then sat, looked at the fountain for a bit, closed my eyes a bit, and tried to just sit.

It took a few minutes to relax. I kept thinking about things I needed to do, reflect on the customer visit, and more. After a bit, I could quiet my mind and just relax.

It was nice, though I still felt like I could have been productive during that five minutes. Clearly I need to practice this more.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central 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 coping tip is to write a list of things you feel grateful for and why.

1. My wife – our relationship continues to grow, and I cherish this after more than 27 years.
2. Health – no major issues for me
3. Finances – secure enough to not worry, with relatively minor stresses over expenses.
4. Children – healthy and doing well in life. I’m proud of them
5. Coaching – I love working with kids and am grateful for the chance to do so.
6. Animals – The dogs, cats, and horses enrich my life. I’m grateful, even when I’m annoyed by something.

There is plenty more, but this is a short list.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central 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 coping tip is to do a kind act for someone else today to brighten their day

This is one I’ve done before, but this tip reminded me to do it again.

My wife works hard, often lots of hours, and gets stuck outside with many clients. I made it a point this week to look at her schedule and then cook lunch for her and bring it out.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQL Server Central 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.