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Note to self…Some mornings are more perfect than others and today was one of them for me. The first time I opened my eyes, it was not quite time to begin my morning ritual but I was refreshingly awake at 4:45AM, so I turned over to snuggle under the covers until I felt ready to start, the semi-snooze a treat of sorts. Meditation, prayer, a little Reiki, a touch of yoga nidra, my readings; when my feet touched the floor I was up and bright. I knew I was going out for a walk so before I left, I prepared watermelon/spinach smoothies for later, brushed my teeth, splashed some water on my face, smoothed my hair under a scarf, donned leggings and a shirt along with a pair of Mexican turquoise earrings and a touch of gloss, found some sunglasses and headed out. It was my kind of weather…68 degrees, cool, crisp, refreshing; had no idea what direction I would go in, so I mapped out a new path as I went along. Along the way I found a reddish-orange-yellow heart shaped leaf. I immediately thought of love, a lovely day. I had decided this walk was not to be a photo day so Lumi was not in tow however I did snap a few pics with my phone in the garden because the lilies were busting out all over! On my way back, I found a perfect small gray feather and thought about when I was a kid; finding a bird feather was a marvel then and felt the same as I picked it up. In the door, I clicked on the CD player to the Charlie Parker with Strings CD that I haven’t listened to in ages and that I didn’t get to yesterday. The first notes are those of a harp which made me stop to close my eyes for a moment before I climbed into the shower; the decision to stand under cold water before I got out was invigorating as was my pear

body oil spray. My clothes were already chosen since I did not wear the brown pants/linen chartreuse cowl neck top/gold earrings/the necklace that has tiny orange beads ensemble selected but not worn last week, so dressing was easy as was my drive to the garage. No real traffic to contend with and no idiot drivers (that would include me!), it took maybe 5 minutes rather than 15 before I was gliding down the ramp… plenty of parking spaces to be had!!! It was just a calm commute which extended to the shuttle. For once, nobody was talking to each other or on their phones as if the entire world was interested in their conversation, so I was able to read an article about travel in Live Happy in quiet, smiling all the way to the office and thinking about the

destinations I have yet to explore. Even coming into the office felt mellow on this a Monday; I look and feel radiant, a glow reflected back as I checked myself in the mirror outside my door. Peace is in my work space because right now, only I have arrived. Read my morning passage to start the work day and now sipping a cup of mint green tea with a touch of honey as I get this down. Pure Zen.

keep your peepers open! ®

PS to self - about to turn in and just had to note that my entire day went smoothly from start to finish…not one blemish…I am thankful.