Late Start

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This morning I woke up naturally in a warm, comfy bed. As I was laying there, I suddenly realized I had forgotten to set up my Sunday Starter. I wasn't sure what time it was as I contemplated getting up and rushing to get it out - would I make it before 7am EST? Had the time already passed? Laying there I realized that it was okay that I was late this week.

It's interesting that this would happen the week after I wrote about Baby Steps because being okay with being behind is another baby step in the right direction for me. Not to say that I want to start flaking out and becoming unreliable, but I need to lay down the unnecessary burden of attempted perfection. There are things in this life that matter and things that don't. For me, being reliable matters but being fully present in the here and now matters more. So in a very un-me fashion, I stayed in the warm, comfy bed a little longer and calmly let Sunday start a little later. 

Eventually I made my way down to the Lake View Lounge; with the fire blazing to my right, a cup of coffee to my left, and the fog-covered lake in front of me, I am enjoying one of the best writing experiences I've had in a long time. It is a good reminder of why I created this weekly email in the first place - to keep the discipline of writing every week. I set this goal to keep me writing because I love writing and I never want the busyness of life to keep me from the fire and the fog and the lake and the feeling of peace I have right now.

I also created it because I wanted everyone that read it to have the same feeling I have right now; I wanted you to be able to wake up, whenever that may be, and spend a few minutes resetting your mind for the week. There are so many things that burden us and steal our joy, it is important we reset often and remember what's most important.

So what's most important to you? Have you been focused on the right things, or do you need a reset this morning? If it's the latter, take the next few moments to lay your burdens down, focus on what really matters, and start your week off right. Take as much time as you need because something I learned this morning is that it's better to start late and start well, then to start on time and miss the point entirely.