Let’s face it! None of us jumps out of bed with bells and whistles on, at least no one that I’m familiar with! My first hour of the day is usually a whole lot of stumbling, mumbling, and groaning. I’m not normally able to bring my brain onboard til after my first cup of coffee.
There you have it folks, hot off the press! She drinks coffee for the first hour of her day! I do have one morning ritual that supersedes all other actions and/or behaviors. When I first rouse from sleep, I lay in the darkness praying for a few moments. While I’m drinking that cup of coffee for the first hour of my day, I am studying within the word of God. Without reading and praying first, the rest of my day seems worthless and dull.
I get to answer this way, because the prompt asked, so sharing about my time with God was not unsolicited.
As I was born on farm, raised by the streets, and akin more to the wild things than I am to people, being near any city tends to be overwhelming. Wandering has become my best self care ever!
I try to go every morning if I can, barring bad weather, travel, or illness…you know, the usual things that get in the way for most. I believe that if I did not get out every day and burn off all of the things that build up all of my tension, I might just explode, like a watermelon will after you wrap a bunch of rubber bands around it.
My first hour looks something like this,
Get up and brew my JO…If you ever find that I deviated from this first step, please hit me in the back of the head, and send me back to bed for a do over…
Turn my work computer on, check my messages, and publish my daily blog…I try to prep it the night before so that no editing will be needed…
Now, I prepare the layering, as it is friggin cold and wet right now, making me look to most as an abominable snowman. Usually, you cannot see more than my eyes…lol…
Music selected and ear phones in, house key in pocket, my hands holding a very large tumbler of coffee with my favorite creamer, and tissues in my pocket for a cold nose…
I am free……….I usually do about 6 miles, but I am counting on my wrist watch thingie, so, 13,000 steps give or take…
The only way to describe what I get out of wandering, is to share the example of a power cord…it can actually get hot from all the energy flowing through it…that’s why we invented power strips and surge protectors and such. Please forgive me, as I am not an electrician…I just know that some times you gotta unplug things to let them cool off, so they don’t melt or burn anything down…
Journey With Me! 