Recently, while talking to a friend, I caught myself thinking an interesting thing: the older I get, the more I appreciate… the morning. Not breakfasts in cafes or long resurrections from bed — but the very moments of “waking up.” Yes, these seconds on the verge of sleep and wakefulness, when the world seems to be just beginning to fill with light, and thoughts still have time to sway on a light cloud.

If earlier I saw the morning exclusively as a set of ordinary “urgent matters” — jogging, breakfast, going to work and, as if in between, searching for positive thoughts, now every morning has become for me a chance to smile at life again 😌.

I remember how several years ago I woke up in the morning with a heavy head and, in my opinion, extra time — when you feel that “after 30” it is not so easy to start your day with joy. I already had experience of difficult moments at work, growing concerns about the future and how to maintain balance in life (this, of course, is the most important thing, agree!). Dreaming of “hiding” in a blanket and not thinking about anything, I increasingly found myself with a cup of coffee, completely lost in the past, as if it was pulling me into its gray ranks.

But what is surprising — the moment came, and I began to notice ... in these mornings, too, you can find joy. Regardless of how hard the day was ahead of me or what difficulties surrounded me.

Yes, the beginning of the day is no longer limited to running to the store for buns and chasing away your fatigue. On the contrary, I have learned to perceive these precious “first minutes” as a moment of purification. Maybe I have gone through many “outlived” roles: wife, employee and a slightly tired woman. But I so wanted my morning hours to be more about what is important to me, and not about what I have to do.

Take breakfast, for example. I am used to fast food and coffee “on the go”. But as soon as I spent a little more time preparing my morning meal, no matter how simple it was, I felt the taste. A neighbor offered fruit from the garden - a simple but very valuable feeling: to be in the moment. Such little things become those points of joy that I often forget about in the daily hustle and bustle.

Or another moment. Instead of immediately tearing myself out of the warm bed cloud to fight obligations, sometimes I literally allow myself to feel this comfort for a couple of minutes, listening to the silence in front of the city, catching my emotions and even more observing how my mind smoothly moves from rest to activity. At this moment, it is easy to forget about what will happen in the evening, but then again - you remember that the moment has come today.

You will say, these are "little things". But I will say that such habits turn the perception of life upside down for more days. Saying "I'm tired" is normal. But it is also important to find a way to be with yourself: at morning starts, in the middle of the day, and, perhaps, at night. Things will not disappear, but small joys - such moments, by the way, like appreciating a cup of coffee or a gift of a rainy morning - they will not return.

Will I share with you the main idea from this all sorts of rejuvenating set of "reboots"? You are probably familiar with the feeling of fatigue, emotional fatigue and the feeling that events are rushing by much faster than you have time to adapt. Just remember to enjoy those little things and find yourself in that process, even if each day goes by quickly. Your "morning" is a chance to pour new milk into a cup and start again.

✨ Have you ever thought about how you can bring daily happiness? I am sure that your morning moments can be the way to open up the world to you. Just forget to rush and let the days be a little more yours.

Katechka