I’ve written for projects like this in the past (the3six5 and edu180atl), so it wasn’t a huge deal when I signed up to write for this blog. I didn’t think twice about the date or if I would have something worthwhile to write about. For the other two projects, not much effort went into deciding on a topic.

Today was different. This blog post is the last item on my task list, and I can’t put it off any longer, but I struggled all day with answering the question, “What did I learn today?”

Did I learn about the importance of hugs from children on a day that may not be so great? While both hugs made my day, I learned that years ago.

Did I learn that a workout on the elliptical doesn’t seem so daunting when I know I have an appointment for a massage afterwards? Nope. That’s pretty obvious.

This morning, my co-worker brought a book for me to borrow, and I was a little surprised at how excited I was about reading it. My Type A personality crept in just a little and whispered, “You can’t start it yet. You haven’t finished the book you’re reading.” But my dominant thought was on an upcoming trip I’m taking, and how I will only have to unpack my laptop at the airport security checkpoint, instead of my my laptop and iPad, since I’ll have this book. The thought of this excites me and (somewhat) lessens my feeling of dread about the airport security routine.

After writing that, I was fully prepared to say that what I learned today is that “it’s the little things,” but underneath, what I actually learned is this: “Sometimes it’s enough.”

Receiving this book is certainly not an earth-shattering event, and feeling even more excited about my upcoming trip is not necessarily something everyone wants to know about. I kept telling myself that I needed to think of something “better” to write about, that this wasn’t profound enough. Admittedly, I have an obsessive personality that compels me (often at an unhealthy level) to strive to be the absolute best. Finally, I told myself that this is good enough, that my post doesn’t have to be the best ever. This is what my thoughts kept coming back to when deciding what to write about, and settling on a topic so mundane is a lesson all its own for me. Whatever it is, it doesn’t always have to be phenomenal or extraordinary.

Sometimes it’s enough.

This lesson, I’m sure, is one I will continue to re-learn.

Learner, Thinker, Writer: Sharmaine Mitchell serves the Trinity School community as the Digital Media Communications Manager. @sharmitchell