daily practice

How soon 'not now' becomes 'never’
Martin Luther King

What’s your daily practice? What do you do for yourself no matter what? This is a really hard one for me. I used to say I am the most consistently inconsistent person I know because no two days were ever alike. There is still some vitality in that statement for me but there is a part too that allows for me not to commit to daily practices, the good ones. Writing this blog for two months now has given me a daily practice that has really made a huge contribution to my life. But somehow I lost the practice of working out. I know that I have a clearer head and healthier body if I work out yet I traded out writing for working out. I really want to work on this. I want to have enough space in my life for both practices. I want to have the space in my life to work out, to write, and to meditate. It’s like drinking water, we know it’s good for us for so many reasons but we have to be so intentional about drinking it. So simple yet somehow the day takes off and we forget about the things that will make it a better day. Are we too busy to take care of our core needs? What are we so busy doing? Really what is it that takes our attention away from feeding our mind, our soul, and our body? I struggle with this.

Today I am going to finish writing and then head to the beach to run the stairs. You have to start somewhere and this moment seems as good as any. What are you going to commit to today? What daily practice do you want to incorporate into your life?

Today I am grateful for a new day.