Change the Date, Change the State. Moving the Dial.

I came up with a clever turn of phrase for sending out the email saying we were changing the wedding date and venue. It's the first part of the title of this blog. 

In case you hadn't heard, because of Covid, we're changing the date to July 5th, and only a handful of people will be there in person, family and wedding party that are local. But, to allow everybody to enjoy it, we will live stream it (At least that's the plan). I don't think we'll record and post the livestream, that seems odd somehow, watching the wedding after it's over. Like it's a webinar you're catching up on. But we'll probably save the footage for an eventual edited video. 

"Change the State" is a play on words, since most people are going to have to be there digitally, a kind of change to their state of matter. Electronic, or incorporeal. But also, we're moving to another state afterwards.

"Moving the dial" is about action. It's a cliche'd business phrase, but for some reason it's been bubbling up into my consciousness, as I think about efficiency. Summers are always about increasing efficiency, because there is so much to get done in a limited time. The idea I keep chewing on is: there are certain things that I do, that noticeably move things forward. They affect my life and progress in real and meaningful ways. And then there is a bunch of stuff that seems important at the time, but in retrospect, these actions make very little difference in the important outcomes or richness of my life. I'm really interested in getting better at choosing to do things that "move the dial" and letting go of thing things that don't. The pleasant busy-work. I don't think it can go away completely, but if I can confine it to a limited time-frame, it becomes a choice for pastime activities. Things to do for relaxation and fun. Rather than something that takes up my precious work time and then makes me late or rushed down the line because I wasted that time and energy during my prime-time, when my mind is agile and fresh.

It is a beautiful day today. Sunny but not hot. 

I'm enjoying our cats. They are unusually cuddly and loving cats, and I've grown fond of them, which does not always happen, with animals or people.

I did a test run with a lecture today, working out the best strategy for taking notes and absorbing the material. I'm glad I did, I'm going to need to tweak my strategy, if I want to get everything done in time.

Classes start officially tomorrow. I'm curious to see how they go. I'll let you know next weekend.

It's hard to focus much on moving, with the wedding coming up first.

See you all later, dear friends and family

-I