What is the natural flow of your day?

Mornings to me are sacred.
It's the time when the doors to my unconscious are still open and I can easily contemplate dreams, write my Families First column, prepare this blog, plan my day or reflect on my life in an intuitive fashion.
I began my days this way when I pastored a church - sitting at my desk in the office, I would let my intuition guide me on who to call or visit, though I often did not know why at the time.
Not everyone needs this intuitive morning time. Youngman usually pulls on his pants, has his coffee and and is out the door. But when I tried to do like wise, I was ornery and out of sorts with myself and him because I had no grounding for the day.
So I have learned to honor my need for quiet, soul connection time by rising earlier and, if I am not ready to bolt out the door when he does, I already have the list of "to do's" and will follow behind soon.
Feeding my soul means early morning listening, but also checking in with my environment. I might feed the fish in the pond, look at the flowers or YM's vegetable garden as I walk Little Buddy around the yard. Before heading down to the studio, I usually prepare a light breakfast for LB and myself and fruit and a sandwich in case YM and I get hungry before we can go to the house for lunch.
I value this sacred time. It aligns my life with my soul. Not in a rigid way, but in a way that allows me to be fully present to the natural rhythms of my creativity and the unexpected things each day might bring.
At the same time, if I spend too much time in this space, say, past noon, that ornery and out of sync feeling can reoccur because I have a need to be up and about - implimenting my early morning discoveries, or just getting my hands into the clay! In otherwords, I now need to use my physical energy.
It may seem to some that being self employed gives me the perfect setting for following my natural flow. But I can ignore my needs just like anyone who has a regular 9-5 job.
At the same time, someone on a 9-5 schedule can learn to honor their needs too! Just because you work for someone else does not mean you don't have any control over your time or inner space. You may have a choice on when to take a break and what to do on it, how you use your drive time, lunch time, and the attitude you set for your work and work relationships. And you have control over the time you are not at work.
So let's not be victims of someone else's schedule or how we think we should function, but discover and honor, to the best of our ability, the natural flow that brings meaning and delight to each day.
Blessings,
Julie :)


Every day is an opportunity to feed your soul.