Morning Ritual For Visionary Parents

The Transition From Cocoon To The Outer World

Returning to work after being home with your child is a big change. A parent and a visionary meeting the world again.

This ritual is for that crossing.

The Ritual: A Morning Bridge

Wake earlier, even just 10 minutes, before the day rushes in.
Let the morning be slow, even if the day will be full.

Wrap your child in your arms.
Move together.
Let the rhythm of your presence be the first offering of the day.

Cook something warm and grounding.
For me, it was homemade porridge:
organic oats, almond milk, frozen blueberries picked in summer, cinnamon stirred in slow circles.
He sat on my hip.
The kitchen was quiet. Peaceful.

As the food simmered, I whispered a karakia.
A blessing for our day.
A prayer for protection, ease, joy.
A soft spell of connectionso even when I left, something of me stayed.

Ritual becomes the thread between.

Not to fix the grief of separation,
but to honour it.
To carry love into the day, gently into the body and breath.