Good morning,
Miss Chief Maker.
Let's start our day by giving a big stretch to wake up the body and our mind.
Getting ready to start this brand new day filled with fresh starts and new opportunities.
Take a moment to settle into simply being.
Feel the bed supporting you.
The warmth of the sheets around your body.
The softness of the pillow gently cradling your head.
Now take a slow deep breath in inviting the fresh energy of the day into your body.
And surrender yourself to this beautiful new day with a calming,
Comforting exhale.
Knowing you are exactly where you need to be.
Doing exactly what you need to be doing to start your day with love and intention.
Take another deep inhale.
Feel the air nourishing your awakening body and stirring your senses.
Then exhale slowly and deeply.
Breathing out the last of our stagnant,
Sleepy energy.
Now gently,
Carefully and lovingly moving your body with this deliberate intention.
Prop yourself up to a seated position on the bed.
Take a moment to notice the world waking up around you.
See the soft morning lights streaming through your window.
The light playfully reflecting off the objects in your room.
Listen to the sounds around you.
Maybe there are birds singing their good mornings in the trees outside.
Or there are muffled footsteps of those who live with you moving through the house and starting their day.
Maybe you can smell breakfast cooking or coffee brewing.
Or perhaps there's nothing around you but silence.
Try to take notice of these things without judgment.
Without attaching any labels or thoughts or reactions to them.
Simply just noticing.
Then moving on to the next thing you notice.
Now bring your attention back to yourself by focusing on the rising of your chest as you take in a deep inhale.
And the softening of your belly,
The relaxing of your shoulders as you take a slow,
Steady exhale.
And again,
Fully bringing a devoted focus to yourself with the rising and relaxing sensations each wholesome breath brings.
Once more.
As your mind awakens to this brand new day,
Most likely wanting to start thinking about the things you want to do today,
Let's take a moment to clarify how we want to move through this day.
How we want to approach all the things that await us.
Perhaps you're in for a busy day and you'd like to approach it with respectful mindfulness toward keeping calm and focused as you move through it.
Perhaps it's a day off for you and you'd like to go about this day with the intention and focus on recharging yourself.
Or maybe you're not looking forward to today.
Maybe there are things in it that are causing you uncertainty or anxiousness.
Can you set an intention that perhaps sees you committing to taking moments of gratitude or grounding,
Maybe a promise to yourself that if things get too much,
You remind yourself to take some deep breaths or put on a meditation.
Now when you have your intention with your eyes closed,
Take a deep inhale,
Holding this intention strongly in your thoughts and use your slow,
Steady exhale as an affirming promise to yourself that this is how you'll try your best to approach your day.
And again,
Once more.
Upon reaching the end of your exhale,
Lift the corners of your mouth up into a secret smile.
Let it stay there for the count of 10 as you allow your breath to return to its natural rhythm.
Allow this smile to be your reminder that today is yours for the taking.
Today is a day you will never have again,
So make it the best one it can be,
Irrespective of what unfolds within it.
You have the power to move through it as you want to.
You hold the wisdom and strength to choose the outcome of this day.
You are capable of meeting all that this new day has to offer.
Now gently open your eyes and take the biggest stretch you can.
Feel your body and mind bloom as you unfold like a flower seeking sunlight,
Seeking warmth,
Seeking the wonders and nourishment this new day has in store.
Now go forth and make some mischief.
Have a blessed day.
