I’ve become very gentle with myself. I don’t force myself to get up and out of bed, because I want to be as kind to my body during this transition as possible. I don’t really have a set time that I wake up, and I don’t set alarms unless I absolutely have to. I prefer to let my body get what it needs.
When I wake up I make a point not to be overtaken by what the world wants from me. I purposefully rebel against going to my phone. Instead, I go to something with a heartbeat. I have three standard poodles, and I’ll go to my dogs or my kids. I want the first connection of the day to be something alive. I’ll go outside, stand in the sun, hydrate with water, and just connect to life rather than a screen.
