I am curious about your morning routine.
The past year or so has really messed with my mornings and I am in a process of discerning how to start my day with equanimity and calm.
I have decided I need a few things.
Here are the simple components for what I would call a good morning:
- I need to get up early. I like the dawn
- I need to start the morning with peace, rather than alarm or panic
- I need to become awake to, and aware of, God
- I need some exercise
- I need to connect with my husband
- I need coffee
How I am ordering these simple needs is still in play.
But it feels like forward progress to name the pieces and to write them down and to begin to bring my mornings into some kind of gently held sense of order.
What does a "good morning" look like for you?
No wrong answers!
A good morning for me is drinking my coffee without reheating it (#momlife) and/or being able to get ready for the day in solitude with a podcast playing.
This is so great, Liz! That solitude component really resonates with me! Thanks for giving us a glimpse at your morning. 😊
I've been unintentionally waking up very early in recent months and usually end up with hours to spend before work. I've appreciated the use of a very nice prayer book, Seeking God's Face, and then do some reading. It won't surprise you to learn that the remainder of that early-moning time is often spent watching movies.
Hi friend!! Is that early morning wake up something you are enjoying? It sounds like you are using the time beautifully in ways that are good for your soul. ❤️