These days are my favorite. Everything about them: smell, feel and sights. The world cleanses itself. And I find calm, joy.

Stuck inside with nothing to do but work. I accomplish a lot and focus on getting tasks done that I have put off. The forced work is a relief. No one else is out and I get the chance to pull ahead. The flood of requests recede to a trickle. And in this space, I grow.

With time on my side; I read, study, and write. All the little things that most times I hurry through. Today though I relax into them.

Funny thing about rainy days. Clarity hits you in the face. The thought that if you couldn’t do anything else; you are doing exactly what you want to. And that – right there – is a blessing.

I love to think. I love to read. I love to analyze. These give comfort to my soul. Pattern recognition is a fun game that has huge leverage potential.

What Have I Found?

[Tweet “Learn from the greats.”]

One sentence that feels like a boulder lifted off my chest. Thinking about having to do everything over for the first time is daunting. I always feel overwhelmed. Stepping on the shoulders of giants and moving the ball an inch; that is something I can do with ease. The structure is there, follow the path and innovate at the end. It works because it has been done already.