A Strange Thought That Randomly Appears
Relationships, the power of check-ins,
This week was a weird one for me.
A bunch of things didn’t go well and I have been in a strange headspace for several days. Of course, being that we can’t interact face-to-face as much during the pandemic, recovering from these odd slumps has been more labored.
But do you know what happened?
A few friends reached out to check-in. I reached out to a few others to take a quick pulse on our relationships.
But before I talk about that, let me take a quick detour for a second. I want to share something with you.
I have this strange thought that occurs to me randomly. Sometimes it happens when I’m driving. Sometimes it happens when I’m in the shower. Sometimes it happens when I’m writing.
“Today, someone is having the worst day of their life. Today, also, someone is having the best day of their life.”
I don’t know where this came from—I’m sure I’m not the first person to think of it, but it shows up all the time for me. Probably several times a year. Maybe once a month. I’m not sure.
I find it helpful because it reminds me to check in with those I care about and it helps me to remember that, in the age of eternal bad news, at least something is going right.
This thought has a flaw. It makes it easy to sound like the good days and bad days are even with each other, that it’s 50/50. I think we would all agree that this isn’t true, but it does force me to accept that at least it’s not 100/0. And just that little bit can help sometimes.
Check-in with an old friend, today. It will only take you a second and it could really mean the world to them.
Thanks for reading.