In this short vlog, the speaker recounts a recent incident in his apartment building’s parking garage where he scraped a beam and damaged a side mirror while parking. He describes his immediate feelings of fury, frustration, and self‑blame, but deliberately avoids blaming others or the building. Recognizing that his sons (Shepherd and Hollister) were watching, he strives to stay gentle with himself and model constructive emotional regulation. He later discusses the incident with Shepherd, seeking a humble review of what could have been done differently. The speaker reframes the episode as a “moment of yes,” emphasizing the importance of turning small, discouraging setbacks into positive learning moments for himself and his children. The tone is conversational, reflective, and motivational, ending with a wish for a great day.
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What's up everyone? Here's your moment of yes for Wednesday, October 19th. So yesterday, I was with the boys pulling into our parking garage in our new apartment building, which is brutal. Like just crazy. And I ended up doing that. See it? Yeah. That nice big white scrape on a beam and then you actually can't see it now because I actually got it put back into place but I jacked the side mirror as well. So, noticing in the moment, being furious, being frustrated, being discouraged at myself but also noticing in that moment Refusing to blame or make excuses. When I say make excuses, meaning like, really more the blaming part, right? I wasn't blaming other people how they parked. I wasn't blaming the building. I wasn't blaming my Holland and Shepherd who were trying to help. I was furious, again, at myself. And at the same time trying to stay gentle enough with myself and also trying to manage the situation because I knew that my boys were watching and trying to model how I responded to that situation. So, I think I did a pretty good job there. They could tell I was pretty dejected. And mad at myself. But even later on, like, Shepherd came and sat next to me on the couch before bed. I was like, hey, buddy, like, man, what could I have done differently? You know, it was like a kind of a humble moment of going like, like, how did I screw that up? Like, what could I have done differently? He was like, I don't know, Dad. I don't— I, you know, I don't think you could have done anything differently. Clearly I could have, but So, your moment of yes for today is Hollister's like, it's gonna make a great yes and tomorrow. And I was like, is it? So, when we— and again, in the grand scheme of things, totally small but really discouraging and frustrating. It's gonna be expensive. You know, how do we handle the situation? How do we handle ourselves and turn everything into a yes and? Have a great day, everybody. Bye.
