Hello and good morning to you friend My name is Mark,
And— before the day properly begins.
Just give yourself a moment here.
You don't need to rush ahead yet,
Just.
.
.
Notice you are here.
Breathing,
Awake.
Right at the beginning of another day.
Take a slow breath in.
And let go.
There is something I'd love for you to remember this morning.
And that is.
.
.
This is the first day of the rest of your life.
You have never lived this day before.
It is brand new.
And whatever has happened behind you,
What ever yesterday held.
This new morning.
Has arrived with its fresh,
Own light.
Imagine the sun beginning to rise and at first.
There is only a faint brightness at the very edge of the sky.
Then the light begins to spread.
Little more warmth,
Little more colour.
The world is slowly becoming visible again.
And imagine that same sunrise beginning inside of you.
A warm light somewhere in the centre of your chest.
Nothing forced,
It's just a small new beginning.
With each breath.
Allow that light to grow a little bit brighter.
As though some part of you is waking up and remembering.
I am still here.
My life is still happening.
There is so much more ahead of me.
Sometimes we can carry yesterday into the morning,
Before we've even opened up our eyes properly.
Old conversations.
Things we had wished we maybe had done differently,
Or worries about what comes next.
But right now,
You can put all those things down for a few minutes.
And let this morning belong to this morning.
You are allowed to begin again today.
And that's not because everything suddenly changes overnight.
Because you were alive and.
.
.
A brand new day gives you another place to start from.
One choice can be different,
One conversation can be warmer.
Or one small decision.
Can move your life in a totally new direction.
You do not need to have to know where the whole road leads.
You only need to meet this next part of it.
Picture that inner sunlight spreading now.
Across your chest.
Into your shoulders.
Down your arms.
And up through your neck and face.
Let your body feel a little more awake.
A little bit more ready.
To meet the day.
With your inner sunlight.
Bring to mind one thing you would love to carry into today.
Maybe hope.
Maybe courage or curiosity.
Perhaps just a willingness to see what happens.
Choose your own word and let it be yours.
You don't need to turn today into something extraordinary.
A good life is built through ordinary mornings too.
In the way you speak to yourself.
The people you notice.
All the things you choose to give your attention to.
Today is part of your life.
A real part of it.
And somewhere beyond this morning.
There are still so many people you haven't met,
So many places that you haven't stood.
So many ideas that you haven't had yet.
There are days waiting for you that you know nothing about at the moment.
And that is one of the most beautiful things about being alive.
Your story keeps on moving.
So if a part of you has been feeling stuck,
Tired or confused.
Just unsure lately.
Allow the sunrise within to remind you.
Of something simple.
Darkness does not stop the morning from arriving.
The light will come back again and again.
And you,
You are here to see it.
You are here to be it.
Take another slow breath in.
Feeling your chest rise,
And breathe out.
.
.
Say to yourself quietly,
This is the first day of the rest of my life.
I can meet it as I am.
There is still so much of life ahead of me.
And let those words settle without needing to make them into a promise just let them remind you that today is truly open.
And as you begin to move into your morning.
Imagine the sun fully above the horizon now.
The day has begun.
And so have you.
Take one final breath in,
And let it go.
Good morning friend and welcome to the first day of the rest of your life.
Now go meet it.
Have a beautiful day.
Go in peace.
Namaste.
