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The Piece of Glass

A typical weekday morning for my family and I is as follows:

5:50am my alarm goes off; I get up, I get dressed and do my morning meditation.

6:00am my Husband wakes and goes to take a shower.

6:15am I wake the boys by switching on their lights, sitting on the side of their bed and rub their backs and slowly wake them up by saying “Hey sweetie, it’s time to wake up…Wakey wakey… “Sometimes I’ll put on fun music and dance around their rooms etc… each day I try to wake them up in a positive and fun way.

Once they are awake and sitting up, I go and make breakfast leaving them to get dressed on their own. 

6:30am – 7:15ish we all sit at the table to eat and chat.

7:15 – 7:35ish we finish getting ready while hubby walks the dogs.  And by 7:40am we are all out the door to our respective places for the day. 

Last Monday morning started like all the other mornings, I was in a great mood and then something shifted and my morning began to just go downhill fast.  The kids seemed more tired than usual and I was just plain irritated.  Everything seemed to be rubbing me the wrong way.  I felt rushed, the kids tone of voice sounded harsh and the dogs were just getting under my feet, my hubby seemed oblivious to all the irritants, which made me more irritated.   The energy started to get thick and everyone was feeling it and we were at each other’s throats.   

Tired of the tension I stomped off into my bedroom and then it finally came to a close when I walked into my room and stepped on a large chunk of broken glass.   $@#&*^!!!!!!!!!  I looked down and saw this huge chuck of glass sticking out of the bottom of my foot.  I pulled it out and my foot started to bleed.   I went into the bathroom, sat down, and started to cry.  That was it! I just wanted to go back to bed and start over.   

Sitting on the floor with my foot bleeding; pain rushing through my foot and up my leg, tears streaming down my face and the cat climbing on my lap, I just closed my eyes and asked what I needed to do to get this day back on track!  My guides were loud and clear! “Slow Down!”   It was getting late and I said out loud “Really?  Slow down? Ugh!!!”  Flabbergasted I moved the cat aside, stood up, put a Band-Aid on my foot and finished getting ready. 

Driving my youngest son to the bus stop  I said mentioned how today was not a good day for me at all and my son said with a huge smile on his face;  “Don’t say that Mommy!  You can change it!  Just say ‘I’m going to have a great day today!’”   I laughed!  This is a mantra I have said to the boys for years!  I would have them repeat it over and over while on the way to school or some place that they were not too excited to go to.  I said, “Ya know… You’re right!  I’m going to have a great day today!!!” 

Feeling so grateful for the discussion with my son, I continued my morning drive to work.  On my way to work I thought about where that piece of glass could have come from.  Then I got the answer loud and clear.  My guides told me they put it there to get my attention!   “Thanks Peeps!!!” I said out loud.

When life starts to spiral out of control and we get caught up in the collective unconscious “You against me” mindset, our guides will come in and intervene.   When that doesn’t do the trick then our loved ones will remind us, using our own words, what we need to do to shift our energy back to our true authentic self. 

With so many things going on all the time, projects to do, books to write, classes to plan, homework to read, it is challenging to find time to stop.  Even though it doesn’t feel productive to do nothing, realize how good it feels to take an afternoon off and just BE.  To just sit on the couch and curl up with the dogs and take a 20 min nap and regroup.  I am learning more and more that it is a must for me, and when I don’t my guides will put obstacles in my way so that I have to slow down and take some me time. 

If you are feeling rushed, irritated, annoyed, or just exhausted…slow down and take some time for yourself.  Take some time to really allow your brain to shut off and your breath to fully fill your lungs.  Shut off the cell phone, switch off the TV and computer and just BE with yourself.  Read a good book, paint your nails, take a nap, go for a walk or do something you love.

When we give our body and mind the rest it needs (often) and allow our consciousness to be receptive to the messages we get from our guides, life works out so much more smoothly without chunks of glass getting in our way.

Wishing you all Glass free days!