In the Moment

Walking in to school today I was feeling sublimely good. I had a hot mocha in my hands, a coffee cake stowed away in my bag for a snack later and I wasn't late to school. In addition to all of that good fortune, I was not wearing a winter coat and was feeling fine. I love that MN conditioning encourages us to layer, but also to be brave about the cold. I see more and more people in fleece zip-ups like the one I wear religiously as opposed to thick parkas. We're down-sizing how we encounter winter. I have to admit too that part of my zeal at being coatless is that I thrive on being a Minnesotan who can tackle the cold. I muse to myself that someone in the south or, say, in CA would be freezing in weather like this, but for me it's no big deal. The great thing about today-- yet another thing- is because I'm not running late (Quinn went to bed at 11 and got up at 7-- go figure!) I can post something for you fresh off my arrival. And that made me think that we all have these moments that we construct in our heads as we experience life vibrantly that are ready-to-write kinds of moments but we're rarely near a pencil or paper when the thought occurs. So, my assignment to you for the next week is to carry a pencil and notebook with you EVERYWHERE and write down whatever comes to mind. Don't worry if they are disconnected or random, but DO keep them. Next week I am going to ask you to share the contents of your daily notebook and develop some of those ideas. Cool. Now, please read my next post because that has my daily assignment for you.