It occurred to me some time ago that “I am
not a morning person” had become a kind of mantra for me, a kind
of self-fufilling prophecy. So I set out to change that mantra. I
got up at 6am with our daughter and got breakfast ready, tried
drinking coffee (don't like it, went back to green tea), started
laundry, and in general grumped around as I tried to be productive.
After a few weeks I realized, biologically, I am a night owl. So I
could force this change on myself, a change that was mostly
instigated by what I percieved as outside perceptions that I “should”
get up and get moving early or I could embrace the essence of who I
am. I went back to my old system. I get up and make breakfast for
Jayne, make her lunch, give her a kiss good-bye, even though she is
not leaving just yet, and I go back to bed. It is such a gift, at
least in this situation, to be comfortable in my own skin....
Here is what I made for breakfast this
morning, notice that it is actually made the night before, super
quick and healthy:
1 ½ cup steel cut oatmeal 1 ½ cup vanilla rice milk, regular milk works
too
1 Tbsp cinnamon, can cut back to a 1
tsp ½ cup walnuts
1 package dried blueberries (4 oz) 1 Tbsp chia seeds
1/3 cup brown sugar, preferably organic
Mix all together and store overnight in
fridge. Serve cold, makes enough for 3 servings.
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