Back home, back to my own bed and bath, and back to Bikram. Ahhh, back to basics. There is something to be said for the mundane routines that drive our daily life. They give it rhythm and in times of chaos, ground us, and in times of calmness give us small moments to be thankful for.
Today, as I slip on my old routine like an old worn out hoodie, I bask in the softness of my day. Before I retired, I always used to say the thing I couldn’t wait for was not having a routine. No one telling me I had to be someplace between 8 and 3. For the past year I really forced myself to enjoy my long awaited freedom. I even told myself I was happy – but I remember many days where I’d ask myself “why can’t you just relax and enjoy this?” I thot maybe I’d like a job, but that time thing still repelled me. Then I discovered the yoga. It is a place I tell myself I must go to, so I haven’t lost the freedom of choice, but the impact of having a morning routine that is the same everyday crept up on me. After being away all last week and waking up and going to yoga today, suddenly I felt the happiness I’d been craving and forcing for a year now. At first I thot it was the yoga itself repairing my spirit, but I really think it’s the sameness of a 7 to noon routine, Monday thru Friday, back in my life that creates the joy I felt today. Funny how the very thing I didn’t want turns out to be the very thing I need.
Yes, there is something good to be said about basics – don’t skip over them or view them as boring. Let the basics of your day offer you familiarity and security. Appreciate the sameness of your drive to work each day, the smell of the coffee you stop for, the steps you walk up into the building, for when these simple things are gone, your world begins to wobble a little and you could get a bit seasick. I always believed it’s the tiny things we do daily that have the greatest impact on our life – once again I find that true.
And so, another day goes by, I am secure in my basics, and…I have written.
THAT’S IT!!! That’s my problem!!! I keep waiting for things to “settle down”. Every Sunday night I anticipate a new week and think, “Ok, I’m going to get organized” or “I’m going to committ to my workouts” or “I’m going to follow my healthy eating plan”…But I think what my problem is, is that I feel all over the place because I have no ROUTINE!! I DO follow my healthy eating plan, I DO workout, I DO organize. But I don’t feel like I do. There’s no routine to my life and I don’t feel grounded. You hit the nail on the head. Thanks! Now I just gotta DO something about it. So today, as another day goes by, I am glad you have written! 🙂
Wow! The blog I thot was least important was your fav! Glad I wrote too! Thanks for your support! Xxx