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Doin’ 98 & 2

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At a recent holiday dinner, I asked our friend, Warren, how he was doing.

He smiled big and replied, “I’m doin’ 98 & 2.”

With the torturous 6/7 trend running rampant in our home (thanks to my three teenage children), I was terrified by his response. Even though Warren is not a teenager, I was afraid he was “hip” to an even more awful number reference.

So when he asked, “Do you know what that is?”

I gave a non-committal head bob, hoping not to look too uncool.

Warren laughed, “Do you know how much 98+2 is? It’s 100. I’m doin’ a hundred!”

Oh, thank Heaven!

He was not sharing a new TikTok torture; Warren was referring to the fact that he was living life 100%.

I was (98&2)% grateful for his response.

The positivity of Warren’s equation for living life gave me something to think about. Usually, I feel more like my life equation is 2+8+15+25+16+14+12+6+3+3. Too many variables and not enough me.

What if I chose to reduce the number of ways I split my energy? Would the result produce a better me?

What about you?

If I asked you today how you are doing? Would you be able to answer that your energy is summed up by a healthy number of addends?

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Monday’s Message – December 13, 2021

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Here we are mid-December and trying to keep up with all the Christmas crazy on top of our regular, daily chaos. Today I’m wearing my “Make it Simple but Significant” shirt to serve as a reminder that simpler can be better. We don’t always have to out-do ourselves or anyone else to make the most of our efforts and intentions. Keep the simplicity of love, kindness, and grace at the center of your holiday planning and going through the motions of moving your daily mountains, and you will find the most complex joy in bringing the basics to your battles.

2016 Random Acts of Kindness Club t-shirt is still one of my favorites!

For this week in Intentergy, I’m still finalizing my focus for Wise Words Wednesday, but Friday’s post is ready to go and one I’ve been drafting for a while. To wrap up the week, I’m sharing a story on the frustrations of gift shopping for a tween or teen and how to make those frustrating list-making interrogations into productive conversations.

I’m also excited to announce that the upcoming dates for January – March 2022 “Bloggers BeLOnG” and “Blogging for Beginners” will be posted this week! Yay! We will be hosting sessions at both the Missouri River Regional Library in Jefferson City, Mo and Osage County Library in Linn, Mo. I just love sharing my passion for blogging and hope you will join me for one of these free sessions if you are interested in being a blogger.

For now, I wish you nothing but success, positivity, and blessings this week.

By: Melanie A. Peters.

P.S. Remember keep it simple but significant.