There are so many things I want to tell you this morning. I want to tell you about the unappetizing non-cookie-birthday-cookies I made for my husbands birthday. Just about the only treat I could find that fit my schedule and his new diet. I want share with you that we never did decorate our tree. Its standing naked in the stand. Which is after all, better than being in the box, but still quite sad. Leaving us disappointed that time slipped through our fingers like it so often does. Beyond updating you with how we struggled through the rest of the evening and how my impatience got the better of me after our trying week, I want to tell you about my morning. After frantically trying to pull more time out of thin air and desperately trying to figure out how we could negotiate our Sunday, I finally let go of trying to jam that square peg into a hole. I let go of my expectations. At midnight I accepted that I would have to get up at 3am to fit my bike ride in. I missed my ride yesterday and didnt want to relinquish this important piece of my self-care again this week. I made the choice to harness time with my weary lasso and forsake much needed sleep. Once I decided that this was what I needed to do, I stopped feeling stressed and I just let go. I was surprisingly relieved. This choice was made to allow me to take my youngest to his swim meet while my husband continues to plow through his work and pack for his departure today. It will hopefully allow me to decorate our tree with my children later today. Pandora Radio saves me on these long indoor rides. But I do have to admit I find it ridiculous that elevator music is thrown into my Pop Fitness Radio Mix. I will never understand this! Despite Pandoras haphazard guesses of what music will motivate me, she does surprise me now and again with something so inspiring I find myself crying on my bike. Being inspired when your riding like a hamster on a wheel is like being given a cold glass of water after trudging through the desert. Its exhilarating! Today I was given this gift. And it was perfect. I was riding inside in the dark. Covered in sweat. One hour down, two to go and this song came on. I had to pull up the video. And as I watched it, pedaling faster with my heart rate rising, I cried even more. Belting out the lyrics with sweat and tears dripping onto my phone. When it was done, I listened to it again. I was so inspired and moved. I thought about how much I wanted to tell you about it. About being humbled and inspired at the same time. I wanted to stop my ride and write to you immediately. But I didnt. I had a swim meet to get to after all. So here I am. Sitting squashed like a sardine with about 400 8-and-under swimmers and their fans crammed into a very small space! I really hope you watch it. Listen to it. And then play it again. It really is that good. You may hear more about it on my Wednesday Blog. But who knows. I still have three days until Wednesday. ;) Wishing you a day filled up with so much goodness that you feel your heart might burst. Get up and dance. Sing with your beautiful voice. Embrace this gift of a day (it stopped raining here!) and squeeze as much time out of today as you can muster. Here you go: https://m.youtube/watch?v=QUQsqBqxoR4
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 14:13:26 +0000
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