reclaimed

We’ve put some momentum into our reclaimed morning practice at this point. It’s been really great to start the day with some positive affirmation, some light yoga, some guided meditation, and some journaling. If you don’t have a routine that sets your day up for success then I can’t recommend it enough.

I sleep better, I work better, I run better, I lift weights better, I play guitar better… I’m more patient and thoughtful…

Losing the practice in the first place came as the result of a heavily rocked boat, and although things were tumultuous and hard to process for a few months, we had the good fortune of being able to set a time to discuss our feelings and speak our grievances with the promise that after that mediated discussion, we would not bring up the topic again because it would not need to be addressed. The agreement was that it would be left in the past where it belongs.

That day everything changed, and shortly thereafter we really started to miss the morning practice we once had, and were happy to reclaim it.

The best way for me to describe that time is to say I was out of alignment. Personally, all my efforts with fitness and making good food choices were a little out of round… I wasn’t playing guitar as much… I was more tired and had to make a more concerted effort to be patient with the people around me – which I did, happily… but with a lot more of that “what about ME?” feeling hanging over me.

The time away was necessary, too. We have so much more respect and put so much more value on that practice now that we’ve got it back.

It’s truly amazing how quickly things can spiral out – but you can snap them back into place just as quickly. It seems like it’s eternally long, but it happens way quicker than you think it does… you might need to be gentle with yourself though, because when you’re in the middle of it, the feeling is slow..