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| Photo courtesy of James Blair |
“The early bird catches the worm.” Well frankly, I’d much rather linger in bed
on a cold morning, snuggle under the covers, putter around, dawdle over my
morning tea, check my social media, catch up on my email, take a hot shower,
linger over my breakfast smoothie.
But you know what? That really wasn’t getting me much of
anywhere. Not in terms of my big dreams to make a difference, to break out of
the status quo, to accomplish my grand goals.
And so, I get up early now. Or at least, earlier. I still
make my cup of tea, but I sit and meditate – before anything else. Before I
turn on that seductive iPhone or take a peak at my computer, for sure. The
world and its demands have a way of crowding in on my mind, taking control of
my time, asserting their priorities over my own. So first I sit in silence, and
deepen my well, and connect to That which feeds my soul. And then I sit down to
write my blog post for the day.
Before I started putting first things first, it was so easy
to find excuses not to write. I’m too busy. My schedule is too erratic. I don’t
have any control over my time. (“Really, Julie?!”) Everything else is more important.
I’d rather…. (fill in the blank).
So here is what I have learned these last few weeks. If there
is something really important to you, do that one thing first – before the world
catches ahold of you, before you find yourself adrift in the world's demands. Do
the thing.
