I am more than aware of the importance of being present in your life. I write about it in my book. On Monday this week I was walking home from Fernwood after a workout. The endorphins are running, the air is warm and crisp, the sun is rising over Mt Buninyong, Ballarat is waking up. I tap into all of those positive feelings. Every step I take I enjoy this moment. I don’t think about the 100 jobs waiting for me at home that need to be done in the next hour. I am present in my own body and enjoying that walk home.
On Monday and Tuesday I am feeling great – as Lee woud say ‘I got this’.
Then on Wednesday I can’t get to my early morning workout – instead I steal some cuddles and kisses from my daughter. I get the day started. School drop off and head off to a 9.30 appointment. My head is thinking ahead through everything I need to have done for today, tomorrow night and Friday. My mind is racing, I was actually awake half the night thinking about everything that I needed to do (that coffee at 5pm was a BAD idea).
I stop at the red light, my mind racing, I go – only the car in front is still stopped at the red light. Crash. I close my eyes, open them, I have just hit a car. All because I was too busy thinking about things I shouldn’t have been at that time. Luckily all passengers were OK – shaken – and both cars can get repaired.
After organising all the insurance and checking the cars were OK to drive, I retreat home for cuddles with my dog. This was the universe telling me to slow down and be present in my life. However the first thing I did today was not eat – my bad food habit – I didn’t eat all day and then reached for sugary lollies to get the energy. So bad.
Tonight I not only feel bad for the accident that I caused and the excess I need to find, but my old food habit taking over – and not getting to the gym.
I am grateful today for my family, who I happily hung out with tonight instead of heading back into Fernwood. I am also grateful for the lessons I have learned today – here is to being more in the present tomorrow and every day after that! A return to the feeling I had on Monday.