{"id":3615,"date":"2012-08-03T09:21:53","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T13:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=3615"},"modified":"2012-08-03T09:24:15","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T13:24:15","slug":"wake-up-smiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2012\/08\/wake-up-smiling.html","title":{"rendered":"Wake Up Smiling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week I was faciliating a group\u00a0for clients and the subject turned to the ways in which we begin our day.\u00a0 My contention is that our initial thoughts contribute to the overall tone and if they are of a “life sucks” nature, then those are the wheels on which our\u00a0 ‘vehicle’ will carry us through the next 24 hours. If, on the other hand, they either begin more positively or can be re-framed, then our audacious auto will take us where we most want to go.\u00a0 I asked what they see when they first look in the mirror upon awakening. \u00a0One young woman commented that her face looks “mean and angry.”\u00a0 I asked if she is able to change that. She said that she sometimes massages her face back in place. Great idea!<\/p>\n

It occurred to me that I wake up smiling most mornings, even if sleep has not surrounded me all night long, as was the case last night when the clock read 3 something and it took another 20 minutes or so to get lured back to dreamland. On the rare occasions, when a plaguing thought has greeted me as I greet the day, I am able to replace it with something that tickles my soul. It could be anything from being aware of the comfort of the blankets and pillows, to considering what delights I will be experiencing that day (and there’s always something joyful to contemplate), to the people I will be seeing, like my friend Ruthanne with whom I am shooting a video this morning\u00a0in Peace Valley Park, to enjoying banana and yogurt with mint ice tea\u00a0for breakfast,\u00a0to anticipating all of the wondrous folks who I’ve not yet met…..and the list goes on. I am remembering my mother waking me up sometimes with\u00a0her own version of Reveille \u00a0 “Ya gotta get up, ya gotta get up, ya gotta get up in the<\/em> morning….”<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>What are your favorite thoughts that put a smile on your face as you enter this fresh new day? There are an infinite number if things to feel blissed and blessed about(:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/youtu.be\/d-diB65scQU<\/a>\u00a0 Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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