Once again, I’m amazed at the time hit takes me just to get ready for the day once my feet it the floor. I’m down to bare simplicities here at the cottage, only having to tend to myself; and yet, it takes me almost twenty minutes to arrive on the deck with coffee in hand to await the sunrise. “What?” I say, “Twenty minutes to turn on the coffee, brush my teeth, wash my face, get dressed, open the blinds, and pour the coffee!” Um, maybe putting on five layers of shirts and sweaters wears away the minutes.
Why do I bring this up, this seemingly boring routine? Because along with my longing for silence, solitude and simplicity, is my need, and commitment to myself, to examine my experiences, and accompanying feelings and reactions, during this winter adventure of living by myself.
So, I asked myself, “What did you feel that made you so aware of this getting-ready-for-the day routine?" Oh dear, up comes impatience—in many ways the antithesis of the 3S’s. Clearly not what I wanted.
Tomorrow my challenge will be to embrace the physical preparation of getting ready for the day. Maybe I can think of it as preening, as in taking good care of my body; maybe I can add a prayer of gratitude for each layer I pull over my head. Maybe I can practice being patient by doing less each day, by being more than doing.
Why do I bring this up, this seemingly boring routine? Because along with my longing for silence, solitude and simplicity, is my need, and commitment to myself, to examine my experiences, and accompanying feelings and reactions, during this winter adventure of living by myself.
So, I asked myself, “What did you feel that made you so aware of this getting-ready-for-the day routine?" Oh dear, up comes impatience—in many ways the antithesis of the 3S’s. Clearly not what I wanted.
Tomorrow my challenge will be to embrace the physical preparation of getting ready for the day. Maybe I can think of it as preening, as in taking good care of my body; maybe I can add a prayer of gratitude for each layer I pull over my head. Maybe I can practice being patient by doing less each day, by being more than doing.