I love early mornings; I enjoy the peace and quiet.  Once my day gets started, I have a difficult time finding quiet time for me.  I am sure many of you have the same experience.  I cherish this time, when my family is still sleeping, I am well rested, and it is still outside, minimal movement.  Don’t get me wrong, I love my family, but this is my time to pray, exercise uninterrupted, check emails, read, meditate, or sip a cup of ginger tea.  This is the time of day I make sure my battery is fully charged in order to take on whatever the day may have in store.

We all need our own quiet time.  It doesn’t need to be long and it doesn’t necessarily have to be all at one time, but we all need to make the time to make sure that we charge our battery.  Today’s lifestyles pull us in many directions.  We often over extend ourselves.  We are the only ones who can take accountability for how we respond.    So today, find a place, your own special quiet place, if even for only 15 minutes.  You don’t even have to think about it, just do it.  You deserve it! 

1.15.2011