A man skipped his morning routine to talk with someone named Mark at a coffee shop for an hour and a half. He let go of anxiety about unfinished tasks and stayed fully present instead. He argues that being there for an unexpected conversation matters more than checking boxes.
Here is your moment of yes for this morning. Good morning, everyone. I'm on the road today, so I'm out of my normal routine as it is. And so I got up at the normal time, went and found a coffee shop to do my normal morning routine, and obviously had an idea of what I wanted to do, when I wanted to get it done, and how I wanted to get it done. And so again, my, my moment of yes for this morning is just the idea of be present. It's not a new idea, and thousands of different people have said it thousands of different ways. And the way it showed up for me this morning was sitting down in the coffee shop, getting out everything that I was going to do to work, and then being present in that moment. The gentleman sitting next to me started talking to me, and we were having a conversation, and in the back of my head, all I could think about is why I still need to get all these done. And at one point, as I was just engaged and interested in this conversation, I just let that idea go that I needed to get something else done right now. And I just surrendered to the moment. I surrendered to being present and just be fully— just being fully there during that conversation and knowing that what I am doing right now is is the most important thing and if I don't get to the other things, that's okay because what I'm doing right now, being present, listening and just showing up fully is always the most important thing that you can ever do. So I just embraced the moment, embraced the conversation and ended up having a wonderful, wonderful talk for an hour and a half. Didn't get my morning routine done but now I'll adapt and get what I need to get done Today and everything will be perfect. But I just— I had to free myself from that anxiety and just be present in the moment. And it was a wonderful, wonderful moment as a result. So, Mark, thank you for a wonderful morning. It was great meeting you and having a conversation. And to the rest of you, that is your moment of yes. Have a wonderful day.
