Preference

What works for your life?  I have a long list of things I prefer to spend my time doing both alone and with my family.  Things like my morning quiet time, yoga, writing, reading, knitting, biking, kayaking, photography, thrifting, etc.  Things that too often slip to the bottom of my list.

This morning I awoke with my "to do" list racing through my head and yet the longing to not simply cram my day with the many tasks from my list.  I woke up knowing the list must be accomplished.  I also awoke knowing that I longed to make time for at least one of those preferred activities that fills me up and connects me with God.   

I have learned. These things keep me going. And yet I let them slip away. 

So I sat for a moment in the quiet, fighting the distractions of the "list" for the day.

And then I settled in to the stillness and I read this poem.

Stuck with another day,
how should we 
pass 
it?

If anything worked for you before
- I'd give that

preference.

-Mirabai (1498-1550)

God speaks.  I just have to slow down and listen.  

For me, preference it is today - to the things that worked before.  The "to do" list already seems easier to tackle.