Morning sunlight reminds

Something about being awakened by sunlight always lifts my mood. And feel lucky when that opportunity is there versus being pushed by some alarm and a time pressure to be some place, to need something more abrupt and certain.

Each day does offer renewed possibility because there ARE more options as light fills our particular world, if only because there are more others up and about, as anyone who has wandered late night empty streets may note. And for me there have been many times when have looked forward to sunlight creeping into a room, during a gloomy night pondering too many dark thoughts.

That brightness coming through the windows first slowly, then with ever greater intensity can remind of so much. Literally brightening up perspective with that constant which has sustained our world for so long where thankfully science can give us a proper perspective.

For prior humans though there was so much mystery. And even unfortunately at times a sense of responsibility, as if something so important might depend on what they did. Our comfort in the Sun has a detachment that nothing we do matters to whether rises or not, but how would they know?

Getting up and getting ready can have a ritual that is comforting as well. And in there somewhere, yup, making the bed. To me that best sign that am still keeping with the basics, as if not done, then something is wrong. Maybe the mood is still dark in some way.

Right to one of the best rituals of all for so many--morning coffee. Which to me is also a lot about signals of freshness--new opportunity and possibility as opened up with the new start, which every single day, potentially brings.

Daily traveling in many ways from darkness to dawn, good sleep the best vehicle, I like the morning sunlight as a reminder to appreciate much beyond me which might take for granted.

The more blissful mornings the better to me is a basic wish. May the Sun greet you with kindness from a place of warmth, comfort and security. Or if not there wish find such soon.

As day brightens and greater movement begins is always about some possibility.

Then get that day going, and get some things done.


James Harris