poco a Poco.
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Hi Sweet Friends,
Join me for coffee this morning. Grab your own favorite cup and have a seat. I’ve got a lot on my heart per usual:) But, today is a good day. Quiet in the house as I sit out in the garage at the big table (yeah it’s a Texas thing), listening to the birds sing and the perfect weather around me.
Just sitting here with my hair not brushed and wearing my current go-to writing sweater with my latest t-shirt design- Poco a Poco (little by little in Spanish). It turned out pretty cool right? Yesterday I even wore it to work and it created quite a surprising buzz among my co-workers. I was so touched by their enthusiasm, heartfelt conversations and even some orders for when they become available. When I got home Last night, I even slept in it. I was pretty tired, but still elated about the excitement it created. I kind of wanted to enjoy it a bit longer and even wake up in it:)
Which I did. Ah, this little saying has grown to mean a lot to me. First hearing it via Father Mark-Mary as his daily send off for The Rosary in a Year podcast (Ascension Presents). Early on, I was curious to find it’s meaning (HERE is the beautiful explanation) and now at Day 82 of the podcast. It has become my daily reminder of taking everything little by little. I think we all need that reminder and I saw that impact yesterday.
Having conversations I never would have otherwise, seeing peoples faces light up and being touched by it’s message with their own unique journey for little by little.
I know my own journey with Poco a poco started along time ago, even before having a comforting catchphrase for it. As a kid my Mother always taught me to go little by little in most tasks as I was easily overwhelmed by almost everything. Thanks to a learning disability and Attention deficit disorder. Back in the early 80’s it wasn’t well known and breaking things down little by little was a game changer for me. To this day, I still use a lot of techniques my Mother taught me. I take notes for everything, make lists and the daily use of a planner allows me the written space to break down things into bite sized goals of any big picture.
But, Poco a Poco (Little by Little) has took on a whole renewed meaning in my approach to prayer life. Most of my life, unlike my everyday rituals of micro planning. My Prayer life was all over the place, the only constant was the Rosary. But that too wasn’t the most consistent. It was almost entirely dictated by feeling. It would come and go, I never had a true rhythm or cadence until discovering the Hallow App, where I was given daily faith time. It grew even more prevalent when beginning Bible in Year and of course now with The Rosary in a Year. Where little by little each day I carved time out, made it a priority.
I started to see a shift where the little by little in my everyday life merged with my prayer life. Where fleeting feelings were replaced by Christ centered clarity. The 15-20 minutes each day in prayer and reflection has grounded me. Bringing me a calm away from the often chaos the world brings at us. On the days that I have found myself too “busy” and don’t take the time in prayer, I see a difference that always now brings me back.
A reminder that When you let the Lord in Little by Little at first, he eventually transforms us enough to move Mountains in our hearts.
Love you guys and thank you for hanging out with me here for a short bit. Talk with you soon.
Blessings,
Cynthia