\u201cMost of the things we need to be most fully alive never come in busyness. They grow in rest.\u201d \u00a0<\/em>\u2015 Mark Buchanan<\/p>\n

The silence of my morning is split by the whistle of my tea kettle, signaling it\u2019s time for me to bloom the coffee grounds. I am old fashioned in my mornings, brewing my coffee in a French press. But the first moment when I sit down in my white winged chair, curtains open to the sunrise, my notebook and pen ready to be filled with the first stories of my morning, is a moment I deeply need in this season of life.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve begun to learn among the many roles I carry that if I don\u2019t allow myself a moment to reawaken my soul, I am bound to become chained to all that I am doing.<\/p>\n

My passions squelched, my mind fragmented, my soul sore.<\/p>\n

And so, in this season of busyness and deadlines, I find myself diligently waking before the sun to set apart a few moments just for me. Impulsively, I\u2019m a let life rule me<\/em> kind of woman instead of a woman who lives the art of life: a woman who, among any season, can find rest, give grace, seek self-care, and sit in peace.<\/p>\n

We, as women, need moments to reclaim ourselves in our busy seasons.
\nWe need moments of restoration: of digging deep into who we are as women so that we can be<\/em> that woman.<\/p>\n

We need moments that remind us how to come alive.<\/p>\n

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When I need to reclaim myself and my dreams during a season, I tend to do three things, an awakening plan of sorts that leaves me refreshed:<\/p>\n

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1. Sit with a cup of sweet coffee, my notebook, and a good book, the windows open and the world quiet.<\/li>\n
2. Slip away for an hour to meditate and practice Holy Yoga.<\/li>\n
3. Go for a simple bike ride.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

   What would your awakening plan look like? What is it that restores your soul and makes you come alive again, ready to dream once more and enter your season refreshed?<\/p>\n

   Caitlin Lore is a storyteller and adventurer. By day she is a junior high English teacher, and by night she is a Holy Yoga instructor. She is also a wife, entrepreneur, marriage retreat maker, and aspiring novelist. After a jaunt with endurance racing, she now specializes in yoga for athletes and restorative yoga seeking to bring soul-care and freedom to those feeling constrained by anxiety, depression, and stress through the avenue of Holy Yoga.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

   http:\/\/caitlinlore.com\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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