Today I chose:
Open · Let go · Calm
Every day, I work with three words.
One to see.
One to do.
One to own.
Together, they form my Present set for today.
Friday, 16:58.
My laptop is already half closed.
I slide my chair back.
My hand is already on the screen.
Then another email pops in.
A colleague.
“Could you take a quick look at this? Preferably today.”
I feel irritation rising.
My jaw clenches.
My fingers move towards the keyboard.
They pause there for a moment.
There is the moment.
SEE — Open
I straighten my laptop again.
Read the email once more.
More calmly.
DO — Let go
I take my hands off the keyboard.
Lean back.
Then I type one short reply.
OWN — Calm
I press send.
Close my laptop.
My shoulders drop.
The working week had not ended yet.
Now it has.
I chose differently. That was enough.
Present
See · Do · Own
Reflection question
What do you usually do with the last email of the week?