I burst awake this morning, thundering. Already my mind crackles about how tired I am and how I want to quit before I even get out the door. Why bother? It’s already too much and I haven’t even started.
But I return to my routine. I settle into my yellow chair outside in the corner where the fountain gurgles. The hummingbirds fight over the Fuschia and the Jupiter’s Beard.
I close my eyes.
I pray.
Twenty minutes in silent contemplation of my breath and my heart.
Twenty minutes of listening.
Twenty minutes of distraction and trying to form a to-do list in my mind.
Twenty minutes of returning to my words and phrases
:trust:
:surrender:
:i love and approve of myself:
:i am enough:
:be here, now:
:let the light lead you out:
The storm has settled. Now I am awake – awakened from within.
Peaceful.
Calm.
Illumined.
After a few days of rest from the heat, a Santa Ana stirs the dawn. It is Friday. We made it. Our moment of rest is a few hours away.
Summer winds down. Just a week until the Autumnal Equinox. The new school year continues to unravel me with its new schedules and personalities and power plays and obligations.
I must remember my words and phrases. I must remember to pray.
:trust:
:surrender:
:i love and approve of myself:
:i am enough:
:be here, now:
:let the light lead you out:
I’m moved.
I am grateful for my beating heart and for the love in my heart.
I am grateful for all the love in my heart – love for myself, love for the Earth, love for the world.
Love for you.
Love you. Be you.
Xoxox
Lucila