{"id":614,"date":"2009-07-16T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T05:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/07\/fresh-morning-surprise-yourself-today.html"},"modified":"2009-07-16T05:00:47","modified_gmt":"2009-07-16T05:00:47","slug":"fresh-morning-surprise-yourself-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/07\/fresh-morning-surprise-yourself-today.html","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Morning: Surprise Yourself Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"sun1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/84\/import\/sun1.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;float: left\" height=\"50\" width=\"50\" \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<div>One of the best ways to keep a &#8220;Fresh Morning&#8221; feeling going all day is to give yourself little surprises.&nbsp; Making your day unexpected in some way can wake you up to the present moment, and remind you that you are creating your life, it is not defined or confined by routine.<\/p>\n<p>How might you surprise yourself?&nbsp; For my part, I&#8217;m totally going out for a lunchtime pedicure.&nbsp; You might try a wearing fancy braided hairstyle or a chic side ponytail to work.&nbsp; Or stop by a farmer&#8217;s market to pick up fresh ingredients for a fabulous dinner.&nbsp; Or grab your camera and find something beautiful to take a picture of.<\/p>\n<p>Or&#8230;.?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best ways to keep a &#8220;Fresh Morning&#8221; feeling going all day is to give yourself little surprises.&nbsp; Making your day unexpected in some way can wake you up to the present moment, and remind you that you are creating your life, it is not defined or confined by routine. 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