Consequences

 I like the phrase, “When you say yes to the morning, you then step into the consequences.”  Some things you can control, such as beginning a too do list, or start the next thing on your calendar, or just standard getting ready for the day.  But everything has consequences and those we do not control.  So I think it important to have a spiritual practice so that one can respond with some sanity to the consequences.  You get on public transportation or drive to work or some task.  You did not plan on a delay or breakdown in the train or bus or your car being caught up in some accident that brings traffic to a crawl.  You could have avoided all that by staying in bed and saying no to the day.  But even then there are consequences.  How we respond to the consequences will tell us about the depth of our spiritual practice.