The First :48

Clever title, right? This morning I started the waking up process at 3:45 or so. I thankfully rolled over for another hour but in the few moments I was more awake than asleep I made a conscious choice. I was going to start the day out flipped positive. I tend to wake up in a panic a lot of days. Panic may be strong, maybe negative anxiety is a little more accurate. Regardless (irregardless), today I spent the first :48 spinning things forward. I’ll let you know if it sticks. 

When the going gets tough it’s easy to spiral. Some days you can stop it. Some days, not so much. We all know that we can control it, yet a lot of times shit gets rolling downhill and that momentum is hard to break. Today’s first thoughts were to try and set the tone before it happened at all. 

I’d think that like with most things, more specificity is better, but let’s not get overly bogged down with that. While a first morning goal or mental plan of attack is great. This mornings thought was more simple. Today I’ll give myself a chance to have a good day.  That’s it. A simple declaration that I will remind myself to spin it forward all day. 

To prove this works, the next thought I had and that I vocalized was “I should invent bed yoga.”   While I had positive thoughts to start the day, these were the first words out of my mouth. It’s like the positive vibes brought out my inner Thomas Edison. It doesn’t matter that I’m not a yoga instructor, nor that the confines of a bed may make yoga especially difficult. What matters is the spark of greatness or at least “all right-ness.”  Watch you ass Elon Musk, I’m inventing stuff now.  

It’s now 6:33. Who knows what possibilities lie ahead for our day?

Every day has a chance to be great if you start out right. 

#hugsandhi5s