three cheers

I have to cheer for myself just a little bit. There are three things I try to do for myself each day. I create out of clay my daily lump. I exercise (get the heart rate up on the treadmil for 30 min) and I meditate. Soul, body, and spirit have all been taken care of today. Some days, like today, are easy. In fact, I had such a great time exercising. I wish that would happen everyday. I am just grateful for when it does happen.
My mind is chaos - so the meditation wasn't as settled - but even so I could sit there for 15 minutes and just keep coming back to stillness until I caught my mind making up a shopping list and composing a blog entry again - and again return to stillness. Grateful for always returning to the stillness of BEING.
I also made my lump. It was rough and quick. I clay sketched the bunny and quail eating peacefully together under the birdfeeder. This was a sight I saw this morning out my window - they don't fight for the food - they just eat.
I just wanted to give a cheer for the little things. The routines. The small basic gestures of self care. I don't always get to all three each and every day but today I did. Now I have lots to go run and do but it seems a little easier with some self care. What can you do today to give yourself a little extra care?