Reluctantly Up at 7:10
Last night, wisely I might add, I laid out the clothing and shoes that I would need to go walking in the morning. It was all I could do not to go online after my nightly meditation and waste away a couple of hours, but go directly to bed. I was aiming for 11 p.m. and landed at 11:07. Naturally my mind was racing with lots of ideas and things, but it really is much better this way.
So when the alarm went off at 7:00 and I hit the snooze, I knew that it was up to me and me alone to drag myself out of bed, put on my walking cloths, and hit the pavement. I stumbled to the bathroom, and peeking out the window saw the sun streaming through the leaves creating a long, lean dappled patch on the backyard. Yup a beautiful morning was unfolding and I, I had an appointment with it.
Walking cloths and shoes donned, I emerged our little aqua colored house to take out the garbage and recycling and go for my walk. Not too cool, not too warm, the weather was just right as I stepped out onto the street and headed North. Since it's my first time out, it really was more of a meander, and I had my hands in the pockets of my pink & white Namaste hoodie for most of the first block. As I was walking I spotted a metal horse head on the corner of a chain link fence that I'd never noticed before, and going down the next block a greenman face on the side of a tree stuck it's tongue out at me. Nothing supernatural, just an artistic addition by an avid gardener. On the return journey I noticed the slight haze in the air, softening the bushes lining the end of a short dead end street.
Ah morning! How beautiful. Coffee is under construction, 3 parts decaf/2 parts caffinated. Next week I plan to switch to green tea in the mornings. But one hurdle at a time.
So when the alarm went off at 7:00 and I hit the snooze, I knew that it was up to me and me alone to drag myself out of bed, put on my walking cloths, and hit the pavement. I stumbled to the bathroom, and peeking out the window saw the sun streaming through the leaves creating a long, lean dappled patch on the backyard. Yup a beautiful morning was unfolding and I, I had an appointment with it.
Walking cloths and shoes donned, I emerged our little aqua colored house to take out the garbage and recycling and go for my walk. Not too cool, not too warm, the weather was just right as I stepped out onto the street and headed North. Since it's my first time out, it really was more of a meander, and I had my hands in the pockets of my pink & white Namaste hoodie for most of the first block. As I was walking I spotted a metal horse head on the corner of a chain link fence that I'd never noticed before, and going down the next block a greenman face on the side of a tree stuck it's tongue out at me. Nothing supernatural, just an artistic addition by an avid gardener. On the return journey I noticed the slight haze in the air, softening the bushes lining the end of a short dead end street.
Ah morning! How beautiful. Coffee is under construction, 3 parts decaf/2 parts caffinated. Next week I plan to switch to green tea in the mornings. But one hurdle at a time.