Fear likes to claim the day before it begins.
One difficult appointment appears on the calendar, and every hour becomes part of the appointment. A conversation scheduled for the afternoon begins occupying breakfast.
I once woke knowing I needed to deliver disappointing news later that day. Before getting out of bed, I had imagined several reactions and assigned myself responsibility for all of them.
Fear had taken ownership of hours that had not reached the conversation.
Remembering that today belongs to love did not guarantee an easy response. It returned the morning to me.
I could prepare honestly, choose kind language, and let the other person have feelings I could not manage in advance.
Love owns the day when love determines what each moment is for.
The purpose of breakfast can be breakfast. The purpose of preparation can be clarity. The purpose of the conversation can be truth without punishment.
Fear tries to make every moment serve one predicted danger.
Today I want to notice whether I have given the entire day to something that occupies only part of it.
I do not need to deny that I am nervous.
I can carry the nervousness without letting it become the author of the day.
Today belongs to love, including the parts I cannot control.
A PRIVATE REFLECTION
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A QUIETER WAY TO PRACTICE
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