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Week 14: Hardly Sprinting, but Enjoying the Journey

October 16th, 2007 Z Man

I achieved 55 out of 58 points this week. My “Sprint” has taught me some key distrinctions, but the journey is hardly over as I realize how much better I can become by being more present to the most important people in my life.

This week taught me a great deal about what my wife needs from me, and I saw it because of the muscle of awareness that I have been building throughout these fourteen weeks. Last week, she road tripped to visit her parents while I stayed behind to watch our children. I received no less than six calls during her outbound drive, and while none of them lasted more than a few minutes, it clicked for me that this is the type of regular connection she needs during our busy lives. My pattern, of course, has been to not reach out at all during the business day while I am in the work zone. Clearly, it is the small things that make a big difference, and this is an easy daily dose I can do to let her know how much I love her. As a father, I was also more conscious of opportunities for connection and personal time this week, and it has been amazing. I’m sure there are numerous other opportunities still “hidden” from my view.

Relative to the elemental forces, much of my game has been about achieving higher levels of Sattwa, and I have been very successful in making progress on that path. In fact, I have enjoyed being detached enough to observe how the mind tries to pull me into Raja (activity, production mode, stress, crisis). By being detached, I have opened myself to new choices and have made a lot of wise ones over the last 90 days. Tamas continues to be an area of opportunity, and while I found opportunities to demonstrate more vulnerability throughout the game, there is much work to do in this area, and I know it can be a powerful personal connector when used strategically. I know that each of these forces serves a valuable purpose, and I need only remain aware to how they are playing in my life.

Much work to do, but I have made significant progress in all focal aspects during this game with the exception of Health, but I am back in the saddle there as well.

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