FIRST WE HAVE BREAKFAST

Life has been crazy lately - all good.
We have been on a wonderful adventure.

But, sometimes, I feel like I am spinning.
That's why I begin each day with the words, "First we have breakfast."

I have a tendency to wake up swirling and want to spin into overdrive before I take time to stretch, yawn, feast on God's presence and put a little something in my tummy.

So, first we have breakfast.
But it is not the kind of breakfast someone might imagine.

Breaking a fast for many means grabbing a cup of coffee with toast and running out the door.
I tend to linger a little longer with my little routine.

Before I eat anything I need to do my little workout.
If I don't, I'll never exercise.

I do not like exercise but it really does keep my muscles and joints a bit more limber after being horizontal for so many hours.
I do get plenty of sleep.

And then, I sip my breakfast tea slowly as I enjoy daily scripture readings.
As I munch on God's word, I slowly chew my almonds and dip my spoon into greek yogurt with wheatgerm sprinkled on top.
I do double duty as I feed my soul while feeding my body.
YUM!

My greatest challenge is to stay off of the computer until my "breakfast" time is over.

The minute I step out of bed I must begin saying to myself, "First we have breakfast."
Otherwise I spin the wrong way for the rest of the day.
And email is no help.
I can spend up to two hours reading, answering and creating messages.
I think of new ideas that need documentation.
I don't take time to breathe.

When I take time to linger longer and breathe and drink in the new day with my little routine, I seem to spin a bit less or at least a bit slower.

When I take time to dig in my garden or pick fresh veges or nip old buds before the dew dries on the leaves I see life with a new perspective.  It's almost like I am breaking my fast with blooms that slowly open with the sun.

And so, I continue to murmur to myself when I arise before the sun has fully risen . . .
            "First we have breakfast."