i woke early, moved and breathed my way through yoga, made a cup of herbal tea. my husband had already left for work, and the kids were {miraculously} still asleep. i sat with the quiet, feeling its gentle presence move in me, around me, through me. i watched the light, easing its way through windows, painting swaths upon the floor.
in the constant motion of mothering and laundering and cleaning and cooking, i try so hard to find little nuggets of peace. it is these nuggets which carry me through my day. don’t get me wrong…i love the mothering and {mostly} the other stuff. but it’s so easy to get swallowed up by it all. i don’t want to be swallowed. i want to stand on my two feet and welcome each day, welcome the world. i want to embrace everything and everyone crossing my path. i want to live with intention.
and so i sit and sip and watch. i feel the life that fills my heart and my home.
and i begin again.
i want to unfold. i don’t want to stay folded anywhere, because where i am folded, there i am a lie. – rainer maria rilke
sending a little love your way, m
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Michelle GD 
Beautiful photo; beautiful words. I loved reading this with my morning cup today. :)
A beautiful post- you always write so well and make me think. I am going to aim for some morning quiet tomorrow too.
Love the photo, and your post…
What a nice peaceful photo.
“little nuggets of peace” … nourishing!
I love that quietude in the early morning too. It’s different than the quietude at night after everyone’s in bed, (I love that too though) ’cause it’s a new day. ;)
Perfection in white!
love it!
early morning, my best time of day!
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Yes, we all need to savor the moments and carve out little pieces of joy anywhere and everywhere we can…..life is way too short. I just wrote a new poem on exactly this subject. if you get a free moment, stop by and check it out.
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Debbie Hope
http://Www.thethoughtfullife.wordpress.com
Such a peaceful image!
yes, yes, yes. morning time really sets the mood for my day, allows me to stretch into it gently.
I love my morning alone time.
Beautiful photo, M.
xo
A beautiful post. I have always awakened before any of my family to have my time, time needed before the demands of family, life , the world, take over. I wish every mother would begin her day that way.
This is exactly what I needed to read today as it’s been a “swallowed up” kind of day. Thanks for reminding me to find those little nuggets.
We are quite alike! I sit every morning and it is my “me” time. I think and ponder, I journal and I list write away. I so look forward to it and get a little tiny grumpy if there is an intruder (there rarely is since they are all night owls).
Love that quote!