Today I walked my two dogs in the morning instead of late evening after work. The time change has me wrangling two distinctly interested dogs through the night with a bag of poo and my flashlight, all the while on the look out for any yummy (disgusting) finds they like to eat off the street. Our walks became something to get through after a long and somehow also too short day.
Instead, today I cancelled my workout class. I took a long leisurely stroll through our neighborhood for about an hour in the early morning. It was sunny, calm, and my two girls cooperated the entire way out and back. No wrangling at all!
For the first time in days, I actually got to think during our walk. I enjoy our walks as much as my dogs. It’s a time for me to sift through the day, work through issues, or just let my mind decompress.
Happy to report, we had a great start to the day!
Transparency time, obviously the beginning of the month was a while ago. I’ve worked through this month’s blog post for days and the topic I first picked wasn’t feeling good. So I manipulated the words, erased sentences, and then put them back, but it still wasn't honest.
So tonight, I changed it to what I am currently writing.
Is it better? It’s different.
Oftentimes, I want to have shared something I’ve learned, observed, or hope to adjust within myself with these writings. However, I feel like today I finally tasted this particularly warm November we’ve walked into and I’ve finally adjusted to the transition.
Some routines I’ve had throughout the year are going to have to change, because something else actually feels better now.
A ritual or routine is fabulous, if it’s working FOR you. If it’s giving you something.
Forcing something only feels like you’re being smacked around by a doggy bag full of poo.
With the seasonal shift, what routine is shifting for you?
