Peace

"The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life."
— Thich Nhat Hanh

 

There is a certain peace first thing in the morning that you don't get to experience when you sleep in.  This morning I set my alarm for 5 am.  When it went off, I laid around for about 5 minutes, then got up.  By doing this I was able to have some time this morning without the kids up.  I had to be up so that Eloise could be ready to go at 6:15.  With her in Pre-K, she has to be up and ready to go in with my mom, since her school is on my mom's way into work.

 

I was able to have my coffee this morning in total peace.  No one talking to me, no one waiting for their breakfasts, no one running around playing.  My morning has been significantly less chaotic, both for me and the kids.  I'm sitting here at quarter after 7 completely showered, dressed, hair done, and makeup done instead of running around getting the kids dressed, lunches packed, breakfasts on the table, all while praying we make it out the door by 8 so that I can get to work on time!

 

Without all of the rushing around, my morning is calm and peaceful.  I feel like this is the way to set all 3 of us up for a good day.