Every morning is a magical new opportunity to create a meaningful day. No matter what you had going on the day before, when you went to bed at night, you essentially hit the “reboot” button. In the morning, you are back to your original settings. It’s up to you now to set the direction for your day.
No matter how busy you day is, you have at least one minute to consciously greet your new day. Before you turn on the lights, before you hit the shower running, take a minute to breathe and welcome your divinity back into your body. As your consciousness gently drifts back into your human form, you can look around and say hello to your world. Yes! This is another majestic day to indulge your senses, and another magnificent opportunity to expand your joy. Best of all, its another day to deliberately create a meaningful life.
What if your life isn’t going so well lately, or you’re depressed, or even grieving? Then it’s especially important to begin your mornings with sacred time to quietly reenter the world. Breathing invites your spirit back into your body, which allows you receive love when you most need it. Breathing, you bring compassion into yourself even as you hurt. Even in the darkest of all experiences, you can breathe into yourself kindness and empathy.
Breathe Yourself Awake
In the mornings, I wake up needing to breathe deeply. My spirit seems to have been far off, doing its own important work while my human body rested and repaired. But in the morning, it’s time to call myself back home. While breathing, I’m delighted to see my husband alive and lying next to me. I smile at the kitties who are expectantly waiting for breakfast. I breathe and invite the beauty of the trees and flowers outside my windows to fill my senses.
While breathing, I ask myself, “What do I really, really, really want today? What activities and experiences are most important to me? Is it time to add more play into my life, focus more on my priorities, or create better balance?” I breathe and “feel” for the answer.
Gee, how cool is that? Another day to create a meaningful life. Another day to take responsibility for choosing my experiences. What a blessing! I can place my attention on something specific and then allow myself to be open to the wonderful surprises that will come my way. Of course, the day doesn’t always flow as I anticipate it might. But once I breathe and invite my spirit to guide my actions, the day flows magically well.
Soo… how do you start your mornings??
Create a beautiful day!
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