It took me a while to really enjoy coffee outside of the sugary drinks like white mochas and vanilla lattes. But this morning ritual of comfort is so important to me now. I'm starting a new long-term preschool substitute teaching position this morning, and it starts at 7:15am and takes me about a half hour to get there...

I'm anxious that the earlier morning is going to disrupt these first few minutes of my day, sitting on my couch with the first cup of joe. I used to get up at 4:30am when I worked at Starbucks. But that's years ago now and my body definitely enjoys the slower mornings to be still for a few moments.

Through reading The Power of Now I'm learning to shift my thinking, to be thankful for the things that I have (like a freaking job, even if it's not my truest passion), and to not let myself get wrapped up in anxiety and worry. Because like Eckhart Tolle says, all of those things are born out of too much future and not enough Now.

xxo