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I love you infinitely - You are infinitely loved

Friday, August 19, 2022,

It's 5:16am as I type this. 

It can seem difficult to get back into a routine if you get out of the groove.  I could not calculate the beneficial attributes I have as a direct result of my practice yet, when I get out of my routine (for whatever reason), trying to get back into it is difficult.  The alarm sounds at 4:15am (as usual), and my brain says, "don't......there's no point......it's not worth it.....sleep....".  I know that to be a lie, but I comply with it anyway, at times, and snooze the morning away until I have to get up.

Enough chit chat.......the quickest way to re-instate a routine is to re-instate the routine (and not gum-flap about it) 

Time to begin....

Part II:

It's 7:16am as I type this, and it's time to enter the world, but the title of today's post came from one of my prayer books that I reference each morning; before I begin my physical practice, I spend 10-15 minutes in prayer and meditation. 

Thematically, the title/phrase of today's post is a simple one.  I struggle, at times, with feeling "down" and "blue" about myself for any number of reasons.  This can make one feel ugly and unlovable.  Reassuring oneself with simple phrases and truths, like the title of today's post, can help refresh and remind one that despite failings, burdens, flaws, and other imperfections, one is loved infinitely, and infinitely loved.

Namaste

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