Moments of Calm
I am a very enthusiastic person. Some people like to call it high strung—I call it passionate. I strive to excel at my job and I always attempt to make every situation I’m involved with run perfectly. The people and mayhem around me don’t stress me out; I accomplish that task on my own.
Finding Balance
I’ve discovered that with the craziness in life comes comfort and relaxation. There are moments when all that is taking place in the background doesn’t matter because what lies in front of me is so much better. I call these “ah moments”—moments that make all the chaos in life worth living for.
Here are a few of my ah moments:
> Running at 5:30 in the morning when the rest of the world is sleeping
> A cup of coffee at a coffee shop on a rainy Saturday
> Getting out of my dress attire and putting on a hooded sweatshirt after work
> Driving under a tunnel during a thunderstorm and having relief from the rain for just a few seconds
> Sitting on the patio with my mom and enjoying a glass of wine on a summer evening
> Sleeping with the windows open on a fall night
> The smell of spring turning into summer
> Arriving at the airport and seeing my family waiting to pick me up
> My parents house at the holidays and taking in the smells of cinnamon and evergreen
> Reading the same Bible passage every day and knowing there is something bigger taking care of my life
Take time to discover your own ah moments. Life is just better with them.
—Beth Campus is a communications specialists for 360°, Manufacturing and Applied Engineering Center of Excellence. Connect with her at the 360° LinkedIn group page or by email.