Bad days need to end by going to bed early after doing something relaxing, like yoga, so that your mornings can begin with a refreshed look on the world. Do I feel 100%? No. But do I feel a million times better? Yes, yes I do.
My morning began bright and early when my alarm went off at 4:30. According to the “sleep cycle” app on my phone, I slept pretty well (tell you about this app later). I did a quick email, text message check and horoscope check. Then I went into 5 minutes of meditation. This is a new thing for me. Yoga is similar in a way but really, it’s meant to prepare you for meditation. I bought a book called ‘5 Good Minutes’ by Jeffrey Brantley, MD & Wendy Millstine (“100 morning practices to help you stay calm & focused all day long.”) It’s really just a way to give 5 minutes for yourself everyday. To focus on your breathing. To start your day on the right foot. Why not?
This was then followed by a trip to the gym with an amazing run!! It’s been far too long since I was running regularly, so I’m trying to get back into it and get my time and distance back before the weather gets too beautiful so I can take my runs outside with confidence. (I stopped running because I needed new shoes, which I still do so I need to get on that before my knees require me to stop again). Either way, a great start to my morning.
As I sat here eating my breakfast and drinking my coffee (with vanilla almond milk…yum!), I realized in my head that I had a loop of these lyrics in my head: “and in this moment, I am happy. Happy.” What a great feeling. So, I leave you with the lyrics for the whole song, ‘I Wish You Were Here’ by Incubus (OLD SCHOOL!). Sums up a lot of things pretty well.
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I dig my toes into the sand
The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn
across a blue blanket
I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless
And in this moment I am happy
Happy
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were… here
I lay my head onto the sand
The sky resembles a back-lit canopy with holes punched in it
I’m counting UFO’s, I signal them with my lighter
And in this moment I am happy
Happy
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were… here
Wish you were here
The world’s a rollercoaster
And I am not strapped in
Maybe I should hold with care
But my hands are busy in the air
Sayin
I wish you were here
I wish you were…
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were… here
Wish you were here
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