Rise and shine!

I always thought that "rise and shine" was a saying about the sun. Today, I am thinking a little differently.

Maybe it means that when you rise you should shine. Maybe you should be that sparkly, wonderful person that everyone has got in them- when they awaken. I always wondered how the people I knew did it. How they managed to be in a great mood and complete all their tasks throughout the day. Maybe it was what time they woke.

I awoke at 4:50am to participate in a fitness boot camp of sorts that my brother-in-law teaches. (It starts at 5:30am so I like to get up a little early.) While driving on the highway there were few cars to be seen, the parking lot was empty when I got there, and everyone was so tired from just waking that I didn't have to talk.

I love talking. Just not when I first awake. I don't have the energy it takes to be patient and tolerant in conversation.

So, the boot camp went great and I had enough energy to practice some ballet afterwards. Rad.

It is now 8:10am and I feel like a million bucks. My coffee somehow seems more enjoyable. The before-school traffic somehow less annoying. The daunting tasks of my day somehow less daunting. I feel so inspired!

Throughout my life I could never understand why I couldn't achieve my goals or dreams. I had plenty of time,  
plenty of energy, and plenty of talent to make it all work. However, I could not get myself to do anything. So I did a whole lot of nothing. With this feeling I have right now, I may be able to just do all that I wanted to- and more!

I am not normally the type of person to get all hyped up about "life changing" routines, events, pills, etc. but I would like to take today to be one of those people. I know there are successful people out there. And I know they didn't get there by mistake. Whatever they did right, they rolled with. Maybe this will work out, maybe it won't. Regardless, I am going to roll with it.