I didn’t plan my morning out real well. I woke up in that early way I used to,
after Philly had left for the airport. It was a sweet morning. Relaxed. Quiet. I
had a good set of time before I had to go to the studio. We launched the new
website today. Wow! That was an undertaking. And a huge step of faith. It all
has this narcisstic feel to it. The Tweeting. I tweet now! I don’t even know
what a tweet is. Damon used to call me a twit, when we were growing up, but I am
clueless as to a tweet. Facebook. The perpetual checking. The perpetual
updating. The endless emails.
I spent a good part of the morning plowing into all of those responsibilities. Back in October Ken texted me one day. He simply said, “simplicity.” And yet there just seems to be more stuff. How do you simplify in this world? What does that look like for me? What does courage look like for me? Does courage look like simplifying?
You’ve given me an amazing assistant. Something that is nothing short of miraculous. Something that is a huge gift. And my soul longs for these quiet times with you. Times when no one
is working yet. Texting. Tweeting. Talking. Awake. It’s just me and Sophie – hot
tea – and you. This is the simplicity I desire.
It is the simplicity our friends were talking about last night – the back to basics. The letting it be about us – before it is about anyone else. And in that. In that simple, needed,
quiet time with you comes the direction, the energy, the impact, the revelation.
All of it. That is simplicity to me. Making sure I have this time in my day to
be with you. I guard it ferociously. Some people will never understand that. But
I’ve learned that without it I have nothing to give.
So I thank you today. I thank you for time with you. I thank you for reminding me of simplicity and courage. And ask you to keep reminding me of what courage looks like this
year. I’m willing to do it. I’m willing to do it.