Wondrous.
Today's LATE Intention: Be amazed.
At 3am this morning I received a phone call from my doula client, saying she thought labor was underway. Soon after 5am I was by her side, supporting her through the labor process, and just shy of 1pm I witnessed the birth of her daughter.
In the early hours of the morning, as I was packing my bag and checking my list to make sure I hadn't forgotten anything, it actually dawned on me that I wouldn't be able to post today's intention in the morning hours of the day, like I had been since the launch of this blog. For a moment I was disappointed. I have been deeply enjoying this daily exercise of intention setting.
Fairly certain my clients wouldn't appreciate a detour for blog writing, I headed to the hospital. A couple of hours later, I realized that on this day my intention had found me. "Be amazed" were words that kept coming to me, without effort. So I allowed that amazement to wash over me.
We can find awe, wonder, magic and miracles every day, even in those moments less demanding of our attention than the birth of a child. It is up to me to look for it, and when I find it... to pause in humility.
At 3am this morning I received a phone call from my doula client, saying she thought labor was underway. Soon after 5am I was by her side, supporting her through the labor process, and just shy of 1pm I witnessed the birth of her daughter.
In the early hours of the morning, as I was packing my bag and checking my list to make sure I hadn't forgotten anything, it actually dawned on me that I wouldn't be able to post today's intention in the morning hours of the day, like I had been since the launch of this blog. For a moment I was disappointed. I have been deeply enjoying this daily exercise of intention setting.
Fairly certain my clients wouldn't appreciate a detour for blog writing, I headed to the hospital. A couple of hours later, I realized that on this day my intention had found me. "Be amazed" were words that kept coming to me, without effort. So I allowed that amazement to wash over me.
We can find awe, wonder, magic and miracles every day, even in those moments less demanding of our attention than the birth of a child. It is up to me to look for it, and when I find it... to pause in humility.