Morning Routines.

Talking about Morning routines on the Strategic Sorcery list and thought I might share mine.  I would love to hear yours too, so share details in the comments.

6:30am Wake up to wife leaving for work and kids waking up. Sit up in bed sound syllable “A” and slip into Rigpa. May or may not do 7 Line Prayer Guru Yoga.

6:45am: Harass kids to get dressed. Do Tegans hair. Go down and start water and pack their snacks while they finish getting dressed.

6: 55am: “I have told you FIVE TIMES ALREADY! GET DRESSED AND GET DOWN HERE!” No you can’t play your 3Ds. No you can’t have candy. Have you ever had candy before lunch? Get down here and lets sing a song.

7 am: Kids help me take offerings outside and while I make the prayers and mantras the kids pour water on the ground and wake incense in the air. Leave the incense in the outdoor burner.

7:10: Kids are eating breakfast and I am making the coffee. Mayorga Dark Roast prepared in an Aeropress. Make three eggs and eat them. Chat with the kids.

7:45 or so: Get the stuff and leave top drop the kids off at school. I used magic to send them to school in another higher performing district, but I have to drive them.

8 am: Drop kids off. Heave sigh of relief. Another A syllable as I walk out of the school and blend mind with sky.

8:10: Drive to beach and meditate. If its cold I do it at home. Sometimes I go to the trail and make it a walking meditation. Sometimes I do it at the lake so I can face west…

8:30 Head home and log on: check Facebook to see if any shit hit the fans while I was asleep. Check Huffington, Drudge, NYTimes, and Patch for news. Forbes, Digg, and BoingBoing for interesting stuff. Maybe make some Facebook post about how people handle their mornings…

9 am Head to Shrine room to invoke the spirits, pay homage, give thanks, more offerings, and spend time listening to what they have for me that day. Proceed to update any client work that requires morning updates (Dambhala Business Boosters, 2 week rituals, talismans I have cooking).

9:30 to 10 am: Head back to desk and get to work. Today that means calls, and shipping, and HOPEFULLY some writing time. But I am late with the talismans, so maybe not.