One of my favorite parts of last month at home was getting up before the sun (I know!) and writing my morning pages. I’m surprised to say this myself. I mean, who wouldn’t rather curl up under the cozy and warm?
But there’s something magical about this dark time.
When the alarm goes, I got out of bed, gave my cat some love and some food and start my morning routines. With a warm cup of lemon water, I walked into the bedroom and turned the twinkie lights on – magic. For 30 minutes I was in my own world, a world of quiet and calm, lit by twinkie lights while the rest of the world is dark. In that moment, I didn’t know what the day will bring but in my journal practice I can discover and express what I will bring to it. Before email, social medias and the world in which I live starts speaking to me, I can speak to myself and I can hear what I have to say. I can find my own way.
It’s not easy to get up before the dawn but it was a joy to discover there are blessings in the dark.
May you find many blessings this week.
上个月在家里，我惊讶地发现自己一天中最钟爱的时段，竟然是每天在天亮前起床.
随着闹铃声响起，我起身抚摸着小喵，顺手给了一些吃的，接着就开始了我每天的日常。端着一杯温热的柠檬水，我走进卧室，点亮星空夜灯——简直不可思议。整整30分钟，除了头顶的星空夜灯，黑暗中的整个世界居然如此沉静。虽然不知道新的一天会发生什么，但我知道在日志中我该写下什么。在周遭的一切——电邮，社交媒体，以及整个世界——开始向我展开之前，我可以与自己对话，听见内心的声音，遇见真我。虽然黎明前就起床很辛苦，但能在那样的黑暗沉静世界中所能得到庇佑也是一种幸福。
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