This Monday morning we woke up to a dreary sky and resistance from enough children to go to school that it smacked of organized groupthink!  As I was loading my daughter Nicki into the car for her preschool one of her friends – we’ll call her Sherri – was waiting for the yellow bus to take her to Kindergarten.  As she and her dad approached us to say good morning (not!) Sherri burst into tears “I don’t want to go to school!”  When we arrived at Nicki’s school she clung to me, which she doesn’t often do and whispered, “I want you to stay.”  So I did for a few more minutes allowing her to build her courage and with a kiss off she went.  Another girl from her class was going through a similar dance with her mom only running away instead.  When I got to my desk with my to-do list staring me in the face I felt a sense of being unsettled and not ready.

The groupthink was contagious. : )  The kids were on to something!  I too wasn’t quite ready to hit the ground running this morning.  So I didn’t.  After futzing around my computer I decided to embrace this feeling rather than act busy (after all – I work alone so who am I kidding?).  I pulled out my meditation cushion and took a seat.  The phrase “ease into the new week” popped into my head and I offer this invitation to you.  Instead of pushing through (more of an extroverted construct) how can you embrace a more introverted approach and ease into your day, week, or project?