Today marks the end of the 37th week of this year. Once again I find myself a bit weary after working
on several large projects for clients. Finally, I feel as though I can breathe a bit.
Yesterday was a wild one that found me writing the following in my notebook:
It is another day in the hood,
another day of experiencing,
feeling my heart beating,
stomach churning….
Today I started off by feeling so centered and sure…
As time rolled on I became stressed,
then really stressed,
then very stressed.
Wrapped up my work and then tried to catch a train to San Berdoo…
ended up quickly climbing the stairs of the metrobridge-
Once at the top,
across the bridge I sprinted in my heels,
almost tossed my cookies (boy I felt out of shape)…
was running so fast,
but before I even had a chance to get down
the other side of the platform…
the damn train took off yonder –
I wanted to cry…
But now I’m on a train to the City of Angels
Skipping along the tracks and writing too..
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For whatever it’s worth, sometimes I feel as though life is a never ending challenge…just willing us to remain centered and sure. It’s not easy. It’s not always fun.
After my train landed in LA, I was walking toward the street when I crossed paths with an African man with a turban on his head & huge smile on his face. We both said “hi,” and I couldn’t help but ask, “What makes you so happy today?” His answer…
“I’m like this everyday…I just have this strong sense that everything is going to work out just fine. I look at it like this…sometimes good things just come along when you least expect them.”
By the time I got to the street, my ride swooped me up and we were off to the Dodger game. A block past Union Station, there was a sign wrapped around a post that read “BOLD”…and something told me it’s all going to be Ok…
– Jen Engevik
Project BE Bold