the snail who joined my morning ritual

For years I've wanted to wake up at 4am for a morning ritual.

Every time I heard someone talk about their early morning practice, something in me lit up. "That's me. That's who I want to be."

Last week, I finally did it. By 7am I've looked up at the stars, read, journaled, meditated, moved my body, and started my day feeling like I have met myself first.

I'm not suggesting everyone should do this. It's just something I knew was meant for me, deep down in my bones. Now I’m kicking myself just a little for not starting this sooner.

the snail

On the first morning, I laid down on a yoga mat in my backyard and noticed a snail, gliding slowly toward me. My reaction was something between a flinch and a laugh.

The second morning, I came outside and there the snail was again. Fun!

By the third morning, I found myself walking outside hoping to see them. When I slid open the back door, I was beside myself with joy to see them again. This snail has the same early morning practice as me!

Yesterday morning, I added a small yellow heart to the snail's shell, to find out if it is the same one visiting me each morning. I can already picture a garden of snails with different colored hearts on their shells.

I knew I wanted more magic in my life. More of a felt sense of a spiritual practice. Two weeks ago I definitely couldn't have told you it would look like a snail. Getting up at 4am got me present enough for something small to feel magnificent.

an invitation

So here's the question I'm sitting with, and what I want to offer you too: “what in your work or your life have you already sensed to be true, and been waiting for permission to trust?”

That instinct is rarely wrong. What's worth building is the skill of acting on it.

Is there a pull inside you that you know to be true, but you're not sure how to bring it to life? Maybe it's a career transition, a creative project, a new self-care routine, or a professional development goal. If you want a coach and accountability partner for figuring out what to do with that pull, that's a conversation I love having. Email me and let's talk. -Megan