Today, we'll explore how pausing to truly appreciate the small things - like a great conversation, the aroma of a good meal, or even the feeling of a meaningful object - can boost your happiness, creativity, and resilience.
Hello. If you are joining me, please say hello. We're going to talk a little bit more about buckets today. But a different kind of bucket than we were talking about before or last week.
Angie: Today, my word of the day is bright. I have my grow lights on, but really bright because I am here with you. If you have a word of. the day, throw it in the chat. We'd love to know.
A conversation that I had with two absolutely amazing women left me with a sense of belonging. It got me thinking about savoring moments. Whether it's a sight or a sound or a taste or the temperature outside or a smell even, can fill a bucket. And it can increase your happiness, and your wellbeing.
The other thing that happened, and this is gonna be a little personal share, was I really wanted it again. I challenge you to find something every single day, week, whenever you can. Take a moment, look at it, smell it, touch it, taste it, hear it. Take it all in and let that dopamine flow.
Hello. Hello. Cadre Sphere. Hiya. Hi. Excited to be here. Excited to see you. I'm Christy Larson. If you are joining me, please say hello. I'd love to see your names pop up. Really excited to be here and if you joined me last week, we're going to talk a little bit more about buckets today, but a different kind of bucket than we were talking about before or last week when we were talking about buckets. I have a word of the day today. Today, my word of the day is bright. Bright. B, R, I, G, H, T. Bright.
Million different reasons. But the sun is out here in Minnesota. I have my grow lights on, but really bright because I am here with you. So I'm really, really excited to be here with you all. If you have a word of the day, throw it in the chat. We'd love to know what it is. If you want to tell us why, you certainly can. Otherwise, just share that word, how you're feeling, what's happening. Hello, Angie. Love you and your buckets. Thank you. Good afternoon. Hello, everyone. If you are joining us and enjoying some lunch, that is great.
I do it at this time because I feel like it's always kind of fun to have a little entertainment at lunchtime. So. Welcome, welcome. Well, this morning I was kind of reflecting on. And Angie's here. She's one of the people I'm going to talk about a little bit, but I was reflecting on a conversation that I had with two absolutely amazing women, former co workers turned really good friends of mine. And the conversation with them always flows so naturally. It feels so good. And it really left me with a sense of belonging.
Right. So you know how sometimes you're talking to people and you have kind of. You kind of lose some of your energy, right? You're having a conversation and you're like, ugh, this is a tough conversation. Or. Or this person seems really down and my energy is kind of, you know, starting to. To drop a little bit. And then you're having conversations with people and your bucket is like. Your energy bucket is overflowing, right? You're enjoying the conversation. It's flowing naturally. You're having such a great time.
And I would have to say that on Monday, I had to get another energy bucket. It was just overflowing. I was just. I left that conversation. I felt so where I was and what we were doing and what we were talking about, and it got me thinking about savoring moments. Right? Which is what we're talking about here at Cadre this month, and moments like that. That make you full, that give you energy, right? That give you the moments that you really want more of. So thinking about savoring, right? Whether it's a sight or a sound or a taste or the temperature outside or a smell even, right?
Can fill a bucket. Absolutely can fill a bucket. And it can increase your happiness, right? And your wellbeing, it can make you less stressed, it can increase productivity or creativity, right? I'm really thinking about bouncing back from challenges, right? If you're having a hard day, talking to someone or smelling that smell or seeing that thing can give you energy, right? It can give that back to you. So after my conversation with these two, it certainly did all those things. I felt better. Like I had just woken up from the best nap ever, right?
Just felt so uplifted and so much better. And there honestly wasn't really anything majorly special about the conversation. It was short, it was about 45 minutes and. But it was, when it was over, I really, I felt really good. I felt happy. Which then led me to, for those of you that, that know, I'm currently job hunting. So it led me, my happiness led me to crafting a really kick b*** cover letter that I felt really good about, which then led me feeling productive, like I had done something really cool with my day.
And it gives you that hit of dopamine, right? That feel good hormone in your brain. The other thing that happened, and this is gonna be a little personal share, was I really wanted it again. So I was making tacos and I think my hubby thought I was going a little overboard with this savoring, but I was making tacos and I took a moment and talked to him about the smell while it was cooking, right? For those of you that, that make tacos like tacos, don't like tacos. There's a smell to tacos no matter what kind of tacos you're making.
And we were talking about the smell of the tacos and then I started talking about how it was starting to thicken and you know, getting that anticipation of dinner getting ready to eat, and then we got to eat it, right? And then the taste, the yummy, yummy, spicy taste of tacos, depending on how you make them, I suppose. And it crazy enough it led to us having a, a solid conversation and that led to another overflowing bucket. So it's, you know, those moments where you don't expect it, but you stop, you pause, you're present in the moment and you savor it, right?
Whether it's a conversation that you're having with a co worker. Or the strawberry, the smell of the strawberries your desk buddy is eating or taking a breath of fresh air when you walk outside. All right, Something. If there's something by you right now, take a moment, look at it, smell it, touch it, taste it, hear it. I hear my neighbor's dogs barking right now. What is it? What do you savor about it? So I went for an interview yesterday. Yes, you can cheer for me. And I brought with me a coin that we used to give out at prime, where I used to work.
And the coin symbol is really designed to be about having a community around you when you don't have a community in your physical space. Right. Thinking about when you have a challenge and you need someone to be there to say, hey, you got this, right? That's what this coin is meant to symbolize. And so when I went in for my interview, I was sitting in the waiting room, waiting to get in the conference room, and. Your dog's nails on the hardwoods. Yeah, that's. I know that sound very well. I was sitting in the waiting room, not the waiting room, but in.
I was waiting, and I was waiting to go in the conference room. And I just took a quick glance at this coin for those of you that interview and get anxiety about interviewing. I'm with you. Right? You're kind of put on the spot. I knew five people were going to be in the room, right? So it makes you a little nervous, right. And I took a peek at this coin, and I thought about all of the people that knew I could do it, right. That. That I knew in the background, if they could have been, they would have had their pom poms, right, Cheering me on.
And so I put it in my pocket, and I went into the interview, and I could feel it in my pocket, and it increased the dopamine, and it quieted the anxiety, and I felt good. So I challenge you to find something every single day, week, whenever you can. You have to be very present right. When you're doing this. But whether it's at work or play, whether it's one second or 10 minutes, savor it, right? Take it all in and let that dopamine flow. And if you need someone cheering you on, I got you. Take care, Be well.
And taste, smell, see, hear, touch on. Bye, everybody. Have a great afternoon. Thanks for coming.
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