START YOUR DAY RIGHT
Last week was a week of little sleep. I went camping with my daughter's family in Moab and the windy weather made it a bit tough.
The first night somebody's car horn kept blaring every few minutes. It was keeping the whole campground awake. Then I realized it was my rental vehicle! 😳 Ooops! Worse still, I couldn't figure out how to get it to quit. Finally I decided to sleep with the keys in the vehicle that night. At least I tried to sleep...
A couple nights later my grandson decided to sleep in the tent with me. We were using their tent that sits on top of the truck and while the night began fairly still, after about an hour forty mph winds kicked up. The tent shook and whipped in the wind all night long. (Though it must be incredibly sturdy, as it stayed upright and in place on top of the truck.) I didn't sleep a wink. Somehow my grandson did just fine.
We woke up the next morning and after a little pillow fight, we peeked out to see the sun rise. Instead we were astonished to see snow on the ground! The boots we'd left at the base of the ladder were filled with snow! We hightailed it over to the camper in our stocking feet.
It was cold and wet and the day promised much more of the same. We could have let this get our day off to a rotten start, but instead we laughed, shared about our night's adventure and made alternate plans for the day. While it wasn't as we had planned the day before, it ended up being another great day, in good part because we kept a good attitude.
I find it much easier to stay optimistic these days when things don't go as well as I'd like. I think this is because I'm so used to practicing positivity every day as a part of my morning routine. In fact I attribute quite a bit of my everyday happiness to how I begin each day.
To live the life you want, you have to live each day the way you want. This requires intentionality and I've found that mornings for me are the best time to do things that not only set the tone for my day, but they end up setting the tone for my life.
This week on my YouTube channel I talk about some of the things I do in the morning and why. If you want to be more intentional with how you begin your days, this video is for you.
My days begin with moments of intention.
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