day 27

a little nonsense because…why not? 

don’t forget to zig
it may lead you to zagging 
and moments of zen

~kat

Give Me Routine Any Day

There is a certain comfort to be found in routine. Like the seasons follow one another, or the sun and the moon move east to west in the sky, we can depend on routine. When chaos bursts onto the scene and life’s happenings interrupt the peace and tranquility of normalcy, I crave predictable, boring routine. There is only so much excitement a body can take. 

Today was a typical Monday with an early wake up call. I don’t even need an alarm clock. My body knows the routine. After a quick walk with my pup, treats and breakfast for the critters under our roof and a handful of peanuts for the crows and bluejays outside, I pour a generous dollop of sweet cream into a mug, add an earl grey tea bag and wait for the tea kettle to sing. The hiss of the water and soft tumbling sound of bubbles bursting against the aluminum wall of the teapot is the perfect time to pause. This morning I did just that. I poured  hot water to the rim of my mug and took advantage of another moment while the tea steeped.

I waited, I breathed, I took in my surroundings…sunlight streaming through the cactus plant hanging over the sink, my dog, with her belly full of food snoring softly under the dining room table, and one of my cats purring loudly as she nudged her head into my ankles and weaved between them, wrapping her tail around my shins. 

In that moment no one in my world had just died, there were no weird bird flu’s looming, and society wasn’t losing its mind.  In that routine moment, in my kitchen, on a Monday, I do believe I experienced a glimmer. 

As I have mentioned over the past several weeks, there are glimmers everywhere. Even in the boring routine of a Monday morning, we don’t have to try to find glimmers. They have a way of finding us. 

Peace, Steaming Earl Grey Tea with Sweet Cream, and Glimmers to you!

~kat