Creating a new normal

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At the moment we are all struggling to get used to our "New normal." We can't engage in many of our old patterns, going to the café on a Tuesday, shopping on Thursday lunchtime, walking the dog along the high street or meeting friends at the pub. We are finding it difficult to build any new routine as the government advice changes daily.

We do what we CAN do. Create a pattern and routine which we can do anywhere. Build a skeleton of prayer, meditation and reflection onto which we can hang the musculature of what we NEED to do even as this changes daily.

If we have a firm foundation it doesn't stop the storm, we still get wet and the wind still blows, but the firm foundation means that we are still their after the storm is stilled.

We would find jumping straight into the spirituality of a Benedictine Monk rather challenging I'm sure, but we could over the coming days and weeks build and develop a spiritual routine which "fits" us. 

Day1

MORNING
Wake, but do not move to begin with. Be aware of yourself, the air going in and out of your lungs, be aware of your senses and what they are telling you, feel the aches and pains of life that were dulled a bit by rest. 

Give thanks, because all you feel means you are alive, the world is better for you being in it.

Take a moment to think of ONE positive thing you will try to do today.

BREAKFAST
As you make your breakfast, be mindful of each thing you do as you do it. Be fully present.
As you consume your breakfast offer thanks for the producers and distributers of our food, water and power.

LUNCH
Pause. Sit. Breathe. You are still here.
Follow the same routine of mindfulness and thanks as at breakfast.

DINNER/TEA
Same as for lunch

EVENING BEFORE SLEEP

Be aware of yourself, the air going in and out of your lungs, be aware of your senses and what they are telling you, feel the aches and pains of life that will be dulled a bit by rest. 

Give thanks, because all you feel means you are alive and have lived, the world is better for you being in it.

Thanks be to God. 
Amen

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