Slowing Down To Life

This morning started as a perfect one. Or so I thought.

Photo by Joshua Sortino on Unsplash

I woke up early while the house was still quiet — my favorite time to be awake. I made my latte and settled into the office to start working.

Not long after, I heard my two sons wake up. So much for my “perfect” morning, right? Already, my expectations of what I wanted the morning to be got in the way of what…