Now? I wake up and the first conversation I have is with God 🙏

It's just fifteen minutes. Sometimes less if I'm honest. But those fifteen minutes set the tone for my entire day. I thank Him for the gift of another day. I ask for guidance. I confess where I struggled yesterday. I sit in silence and just... listen.

People think prayer is about asking for things, but it's really about alignment. It's about remembering who I am and whose I am before the world tries to tell me. It's about starting from a place of peace instead of chaos 💫

On days when I skip it - and yes, sometimes I do, I'm human! - I can feel the difference immediately. I'm more easily irritated, more focused on myself, more likely to react instead of respond. Without that morning anchor, I drift.

Catholic tradition teaches us the liturgy of the hours, this beautiful rhythm of prayer throughout the day. I'm not perfect at it, but even attempting it reminds me that life isn't meant to be secular with occasional spiritual moments. It's meant to be sacred all the way through, with God present in every single moment ✨

The Rosary helps too. There's something about the repetition, the meditation on the mysteries, the feeling of the beads between your fingers. It quiets everything else. It's like my mind finally stops racing and just... rests.