When was the last time you checked in with your practice?
It is one thing to talk about how quick it might be to get to Zen when you take the time to begin a practice. It is quite another to become accountable to the practice. So here is a quick check-in.
Have you made a routine of one or two things you have done to get to your own brand of Zen? If so, have you checked in recently? For me, this is the time of year that is so fast-paced and crazy it is easy to forget your routines. However, routines save us and work to make us feel like some things are in our control.
Just today, I realized I better check-in with myself. This is a week where my oldest will graduate from 8th grade, and I am the one in charge of the graduation events at his (my) school. It is a frenetic pace, and I have been riding the bullet train since last month. Yesterday, I was vanquished by a four-day long migraine that made me cranky and zombified in my thinking. Thanks to my darling partner, he took some time to help me with a quick massage. But, here is the thing, over the course of those four days, I hadn’t put into place some of my rescue techniques. I did my daily meditation, but I hadn’t done the extra 10 seconds to Zen practices because of the pace at work. Today, I woke up and remembered without the practice, we become a mess, and then we are no good to anyone else. And I don’t know about you, but I want to be fully present this week to enjoy my son’s graduation events since this is a milestone event. Truth be told, I do have some jitters.
So right now, I am diffusing some essential oils that take me back to my favorite place (Rome!)…a shout out to my sister-in-law, Angel, for posting these recipes!
It only took me 10 seconds to put these drops into the diffuser and turn it on. In less than a hot minute, I am floating away to Roma in my mind. I am rejuvenated (and ready for the house cleaning that must commence post-haste)!
RANDOM MAGIC 
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