QUIET TIME

It had been a long day at work. As I unlocked the front door my son Alex came out to greet me.

“How did your day go?” he asked.

I dropped my bags in the foyer and looked over at him. “I think I need a minute to meditate.” I said as I slipped off my coat and tossed it on the nearest chair and headed for my bedroom.

“I think that’s a great idea!” Alex called down the hallway.

“Just doing a little self care!” I called back as I closed my bedroom door. Slipping off my shoes, I took my phone and hit my meditation app. Laying down on the bed and grabbing a soft throw I settled back on my pillows and listened to the sound of the ocean waves rolling onto the beach.

Within seconds I could feel the day’s stress falling away as I slowly took a deep breath in and then exhaled.

It seemed like only seconds later I could hear my bedroom door being slowly opened.

“Everything all right in here?” my husband Steven asked.

“Just finishing up on a quick mediation.” I said as I sat up.

“I think you were sleeping.” Steven laughed.

I looked over at my phone and could see the ten minute meditation had run out. “Seriously?”

“I came in a while ago but you were sound asleep.”

I looked over at the clock and could see how much time had passed. “Wow! I guess I needed a quick power nap.”

Steven laughed again. “I’m pretty sure power naps are supposed to be around twenty minutes. You were in here over an hour.”

“Okay, fine.” I sighed. “I was out cold. But I feel better now.” I tossed the blanket off of me. “I’ll go start dinner now.”

“You don’t have to. I ordered Chinese food. Alex is on his way to pick it up now.”

I stopped and looked at him. “Really?”

“When I was in here earlier it didn’t look like you were going to be in the mood to cook tonight.” He shrugged his shoulders. “Alex and I were both in the mood for Chinese food so we thought we’d do the cooking tonight.”

“That is so awesome.” I gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before I headed into the bathroom. “Thank you!”

When I went into the living room Alex was just coming in the front door holding up the bag for me to see. “Dinner’s ready!” He said as he went into the dining room.

I looked into the bag to see what they’d ordered. “Oh, my gosh! You got a ton of food! What were you thinking?”

“Leftovers for your lunch tomorrow.” Steven said as he began to unload the bag.

I looked over to see Alex getting the plates out of the cabinet and grabbing some forks and napkins.

“How’d your meditation go?” He asked as he put the plates on the table and handed me a napkin and fork.

I sat down in my chair and began pulling the lids off the containers. “Best meditation ever!” I said as I began filling my plate with beef lo mein. I looked over at Alex. “If this is what meditation is going to do for me I plan on doing it more often!” I couldn’t help but smile as I handed the container to Steven.