practice lovingkindness

Lately, I’ve gotten into a stress pattern of waking up in the middle of the night. Twice now, I’ve chosen to get up, make some calming tea, and rather than sit at the computer, I’m sitting in the dim light of the livingroom, sipping the tea and praying Becca’s loving kindness prayer until I get sleepy again. Some nights I don’t get up, but try to do in still in the warmth of the covers.
I’d rather drift back to sleep moving toward an attitude of loving kindness than fretting over the annoyances of my life.

I haven’t really been actively attempting this. I’m not quite sure how it’s done. I know basically what it is, but in my day-to-day life, I rarely find myself “practicing” lovingkindess. Today, I’m going to look for ways that I can actively incorporate this into my life.