I was so excited about this blog when I was trying to sleep last night, with one idea after the next of all that I wanted to say. Ideas have been coming to me like a rush of excited emotion at the most inopportune moments in the day — when I’m getting ready in the morning or trying to sleep at night, mid-day with tasks, I am bubbling up with so much depth and passion. I jot something down in my journal. And at times my mind goes blank. Like the tide coming in and out, will it flow out or will it pull back?
And then I remind myself, these entries will be short. Intentionally. Just glimpses.
Because I believe how deeply it matters.
For a significant amount of time, I did 5 minutes of yoga a day. It was a free version of an app, and that small amount of time is what kept me consistent and faithful. No matter how tired I was at night before bed (my favorite time to unwind with some stretching), I could find the motivation to keep going. Just 5 minutes. And then the app kept track for me how many thousands of hours and calories had piled up, that days of my life had been spent doing yoga. It became a concrete reminder to me that “small things add up.”
So it is with this. I want to keep coming back. As recovery words echo to me, “It works if you work it.”
I hope it inspires you too. Join me.
For your reflection: What small things can you do with intention? What practices can you add to your routine that give you a sense of foundation, balance, and rhythm?
