A perfect morning means different things to different people. For some it is an early morning drive or breakfast out with a friend or partner. For others, it could be sleeping in as late as possible, where the morning is passed by without notice. Maybe for some, it's something so basic as waking up without a hangover or other regrets from the night before.  It's all relative.

Today, this morning, I had a perfect morning. It was so perfect that I am going to ignore that it's now noon.  I am just going to ride the wave.

So, you ask, what is a perfect morning?

-Well, a quiet morning is always the goal. And by quiet I don't necessarily mean silence.  Quiet for me is usually my inner voice and the noise of my own choosing.  I used to like going to cafes to write.  Now I find it distracting. So yes, as I have said before. I am a weekend hermit.
-A hot cup of coffee in my favorite cup always within reach.
-Max Richter on the stereo.  This morning was The Blue Notebooks.  Currently, it's his most recent In a Landscape.  His music apparently does something to my brain that spurs the creative juices.
-Writing my daily practice in my journal
-A book, The Vegetarian by Han Kang, that I am fully entrenched in. So much so I might even finish it tonight.
-And a small project, starting a Commonplace Book for reading notes, quotes, and the like, which is separate from my daily journal. Yes, I collect quotes, mostly ones that inspire me. It is my hope that using a commonplace book with help me avoid the doomscrolling. Guilty as charged.

Not all mornings can be perfect.  I definitely practice non-attachment with this.  It's like what John Lennon said, "Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans."  When there are the ingredients for a perfect morning,though, I am there.

Do you have a concept of what your perfect morning, or perfect day, is?  I would love to hear from you.  Leave a comment down below!

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