My hour for tea is half-past five, and
my buttered toast waits for nobody.
~ Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
~ Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White
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We live in a world of noise and
cacophony, and the human spirit, even those of the most extroverted of us, needs
to steal a few moments of silence. A
patch of tranquility where we can take a deep breath, re-focus, and re-center
ourselves.
Once we have found that inner
equilibrium, and only after we have done so, should we move on to making plans
for the upcoming week. How we reach that
inner equilibrium is as varied as our personalities.
For me, making a pot of herbal
tea, walking through the orchard, sitting at my writing desk with the window
open, taking deep, measured breaths, and writing ~ all add to my inner peace.
Outside
my window...a
fallen trunk of one of our cherry trees.
My study window looks out over the orchard, which is dire need of a
haircut and a trim. Every day I gather
as many ripe cherries as I can. Once
they’re all gone, I’ll chop the tree,
chip it into mulch, and let it mellow until next spring. Since we don’t use pesticides, I can rest
easy knowing my mulch is safe for my plants.
I am
thinking...that
for all the insanity that is my life right now, I don’t have it as bad some
people. So I should complain less, throw
myself into what I can do, and say “To hell!” with everything else. Now if I could just shut up that nasty inner
voice. . .
I am
thankful...for
quiet Sunday mornings, when the sun is just peeking over the tree tops, and no
one else is awake yet, not even the animals.
Just me, God as I know Him, and a pot of sweet tea. The air just seems cleaner at that time of
the day.
In the
kitchen...a
cutting of mums, and another of azalea and an ever present pot of tea (seeing a
pattern here?). Hopefully the plants
root and we can transplant them.
I am
wearing...a
summery night gown and robe, my indulgence one day of the week. I’ll get dressed soon.
I am
wondering...where
the year is going. June already!?
I am
reading…The
Nature Principle
by Richard Louv. Louv coined the term, nature deficit disorder in the book Last
Child in the Woods, which is about how the modern child is severely cut off
from nature. With my interest in
sustainable and organic living, I’m interested to read more.
I am
learning…that
sometimes, leaving is the best form of love.
Especially when my last nerve has been worked!
A
favorite quote for today...see above.
1.
Write in my journal 3 times
2.
Finish up to Chapter 2 in Man’s Search for Meaning (yeah, that didn’t
happen last week.)
3.
Do a 7 day gluten-and-grain-free detox.
Day 1 today!!
A peek into my day...is this a typical
day, or right now, today? Because it’s
Sunday ~ time to rest, relax, dance, and mourn the weekend!
Oremus pro invicem,
~ Mikaela
~ Mikaela
This post is part of The Simple
Woman’s Daybook. What have you got planned this week ~
besides writing your little hands off for the Blogathon?
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