It’s the first day of school for my boys. I always try to teach them (and practice myself) that the attitude they start with really sets the tone for the day/week/year.
It started last night as I was kissing them in their beds.
“Remember boys, it’s the first day of your new school year tomorrow. As you are going to sleep say, yay its going to be an awesome day and year. My teacher is awesome, and school is such fun.”
Now Caleb has been doing this for some time and finds it really works for him so he went to bed thinking of good things for the year, and how easily he would be able to wake at 5am.
For Zach the glass is often half empty on a good day. Might I point out that I was a lot like Zach but have worked hard to dilute that in me and find the positive. In large part through tools like this.
I practiced what I had preached (something I feel is very important to do) and when the alarm went off, waking me from an intriguing dream where there were a couple telling me their love story, but they were very close to me. I was just wondering at their lack of personal boundary awareness when the alarm broke it up.
I digress. My point is I managed fine with the early morning and woke my boys.
We were even a bit early as we left for the bus, all three of us in good moods. This calm start was really magical.
Then driving to the bus, the big cactus flowers that bloom at night, stay open in the early morning for the bees, before dying off, were all in bloom. Hundreds of them.
I stopped the car and opened the windows. “Listen, can you hear that boys.”
“No” said Zach.
“I only hear the crickets” Caleb added.
“Shhh, stop fidgeting and listen.”
They did. We did.
“I can hear them” Zach smiled.
“I can feel them too” enthused Caleb.
It was a great buzz.
I do this when there are lots of bees at the lavender or the palm flowers. I go out, plant my feet (metaphorically) and get my buzz on.
I so enjoyed it that on my way home I did it again. I even stopped to take some pics and a video so I could share it with you.
I did a video but sadly could not load it for you to feel it too.
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