your mornings will never be the same*

(*guaranteed!)

who am i to talk about waking up.  i am exactly the patient in (Dr.) Barna’s case study:  i put my alarm clock for 8 AM, then leave it on snooze every 15, finally turning it off 9 AM-ish.  and then i roll in bed some more.

i know, i know.   just for the record:   not proud of it.

this being said, you have 1 (one) single thing to learn from me on the topic.   the ultimate wake-up-and-shine secret, if you want.

i learned it once, many years ago, and despite my total lack of discipline in the matters of morning rising, i know and practice this one secret only, and it works wonders. literary.

the secret is:  smile.

that’s it.

to be more exact and applicable:   the very first thing you do when you wake up, whenever wherever and with whoever, whatever is there upcoming in the day,  always start your day with a smile.  the widest possible.  i am serious.

first couple days or weeks it will come hard; for some, the extra grumpy kind, super hard.  make an effort, and force your muscles in a grin.  a mechanical exercise to begin with, it will feel fake.  and it’s normal to.  it takes practice.  persist.  until it grows into a routine, when your lips automatically slide apart in the happiest of silly smiles. one of the best routines out there, if you ask me.  a life-changer.

i AM serious.

smile, silly.

and tell me of results.