50 Days of Gratitude: Day Three

Anne Lamott is known to say that everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. For many of us we've been rewarded and valued for our productivity and achievement for as long as we can recall, so this unplugging is easier read than done.

But here I am, sitting poolside in the desert, with my grand girl and her parents and my own girl and my beloved. We are renewing in the wideness of the skies and the sparkle of the night stars and the sheer joy of no scheduled events. I know that eventually a few of us will start to plan what we want to go see, but for now, this respite is exactly what my body and spirit need,

It's also true that taking moments out of each day for getting away helps too, serving as a re-set for our bodies, minds, and spirits. Sometimes that can look like a quick walk, or a stretch, or just closing our eyes and imagining ourselves in the place where we feel the safest and most seen and taking three deep breaths. Or more.

Take what you need, beloveds. The season ahead will ask us all to chip in for the cause of what's good and right. Get away for three minutes, or ten minutes, or a week, or whatever you need. I'm so grateful that's what we are doing