Monday Awakenings: Life is good!

I've seen some blogs do things like "Wordless Wednesdays" and other such things.  I'm going to aim to post on Mondays and Fridays. Today is my first "Monday Awakenings: Life is good!" I'm hoping to have inspirational posts to kick of the week and motivate on a day that can be difficult for many.

Striving for balance always, Fridays will be "Friday Confessions: Keepin' it Real". I figure after a week of hardcore livin' it will be an easy topic! If I can post at least 2 times a week the rest will be gravy. I also would like to get some new posts up over at Everyday Adventures. We'll see how it goes!

So, we got back from Florida last Tuesday. I can happily say that the kids and I made the transition to home very smoothly. We were all sad to say "Goodbye" to Grandma and Grandpa, but we were all very happy to be home with Daddy and back in our own environment. The weather helped a lot too - we pretty much brought Florida back with us, as it was in the 80s and sunny the first two days. That meant we got outside a lot, as did the whole neighborhood, so we were able to reconnect with lots of our friends. I was also proud of myself for renewing my intent to cut back on the internet. I found this awesome post called: A Survival Guide for Beating Information Addiction. I thought it was cool how I had already done some of the steps when I set my Lenten Intentions - especially by picking other things to do instead and using positive public pressure (ha - nothing like Facebook to reinforce NOT checking Facebook all the time!). The best thing for me this past week was the idea of the "Pause". Right when I wake up in the morning is a time when I often get on the computer right away. I like to wake up slowly and the computer is one way of doing it. But now instead of signing right onto Facebook, I've been pausing and making a conscious decision (in this case, NOT to get on the computer, since I'm trying to change my habits). I have my journal and Bible down in the dining room (right where the computer is too!) So each morning I read a little bit and wrote a bit and then jumped into things around the house and with the kids. It made a huge difference! So if there are any habits you are wanting to change I highly recommend these steps - not just for "Information Addiction".

As I lay in bed one night with thoughts floating around there were some images that came to my mind that seemed like a poem. I leave you with an attempt at poetry. Hope it inspires you. Or makes you laugh. Or at least go do something else ;-)

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Thoughts litter the space that is my mind,
Words like detritus - floating in the air after an explosion,
Gray dust everywhere - starting to settle... 

Then STIRRED by the wind of a new idea,
Again Agitated! 

                                                                      

                                                                                       ...sleep escapes...

But then, regaining my power 
I change the dust to Snow.
Clean and White.
Descending over my interior landscape.

Focus on breathing: in and out.
The snowy thoughts are heavier

        and 

               with

 

                      their

 

                             fall,

 

                                   quiet slowly drifts.

Peace....
                   ((sleep))