‘Welcome to my morning, welcome to my day.
Yes, I’m the one responsible, I made it just this way.’
(Farewell Andromeda, John Denver)
The alarm clock goes off, and a deep sleep unceremoniously crashes into another morning. Bleary eyed, after a speedy debate over 5 to ten more minutes of blessed ‘snooze alarm time’ you drag yourself to wakefulness. Gracelessly you stumble to the toilet, the coffee maker, and (shudder) perhaps that first cigarette as you reluctantly storm the gates of this new day. In a pattern set in stone since soon after puberty, we drag ourselves into the morning with a mumbled curse, our brain seemingly over-wrinkled like a well slept in suit.
Or……
Your first waking thought is ‘Incredible! It’s morning!” You bound out of bed like a well lubricated gazelle. Your eyes are wide and excited. Thrilled to greet the morning!
What makes that difference? Is one an anomaly, and the other the norm? If so, which is which?
If you have the choice, which one would you choose? Or is there a happy medium between ecstasy and ennui that would be more to your liking?
Exploring the difference between these two morning states is an endeavor well worth the time, and unusual requirements of belief suspension and perspective shifting, required. Here are a couple of simple tips to get you started.
First, pretend like you get to choose your morning tone just like yo get to set your phone’s ring tone. Imagine you get to write the script for your first waking thought. Would you choose “Oh bother, it’s morning again!” or ” Wow! It’s morning