The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)

How Do Your Mornings Usually Begin?
Do  you  invest  time  in  centering  yourself  and  creating  an
optimum state of mind to lead you through the rest of the day? Or do
you usually wait to wake up until you’ve got something to do? Do the
w o r d s calm,  peaceful,
or rejuvenating describe  your  average
morning? If they do, congratulations! You’re already a step ahead of
the rest of us.
For  most  of  us,  words  like rushed,  hectic,  stressful  or  even
chaotic  might  best  describe  our  typical  morning.  For  others, slow,
lazy,  and lethargic  might  be  a  more  accurate  description  of  how  the
morning begins. Which of these scenarios best describes your average
morning?
Mornings, for most of us, are typically pretty hectic and rushed.
We’re usually running around trying to get ready for the day, and our
minds  are  often  plagued  with  internal  chatter  about what  we  have  to
do, where we have to go, who we have to see, what we forgot to do, the
fact  that  we’re  running  late,  a  recent  argument  with  our  significant
other or family member.
For others, we have trouble just getting going on most mornings.
We feel sluggish, lazy, and unproductive. So, for the great majority of
us,  the  mornings  are  either  stressful  and  rushed,  or  slow  and
unproductive.  Neither  of  these  represents  the  optimum  way  to  start
your day.
Silence  is  one  of  the  best  ways  to  immediately  reduce  stress,
while increasing your self-awareness and gaining the clarity that will
allow you to maintain your focus on your goals, priorities, and what’s
most important for your life, each and every day.

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Here  are  some  of  my  favorite  activities  to  choose  from  and
practice during my period of Silence, in no particular order, followed
by a simple meditation to get you started:
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Meditation
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Prayer
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Reflection
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Deep Breathing
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Gratitude
Some  mornings  I  do  just  one  of  these  activities,  and  other
mornings I combine them. All of these practices will relax your mind
and  body,  calm  your  spirit,  and  allow  you  to  be  totally  present  and
open to receiving the benefits that will come from the remaining Life
S.A.V.E.R.S. which make up the rest of your Miracle Morning.
It  is  very  important  that  you  don’t  stay  in  bed  for  this,  and
preferably that you leave your bedroom altogether. The problem with
staying  in  bed—or  even  in  your  bedroom,  where  your  comfy  bed  is
within  your  line  of  sight—is  that  it’s  too  easy  to  go  from sitting  in
Silence, to slouching, to falling back asleep. I always sit on my living
room couch, where I already have everything set up that I need for my
Miracle Morning. My affirmations, journal, yoga DVD, the book I’m
currently reading—everything has its place and is ready for me each
day  so  that,  in  the  morning,  it’s  easy  to  jump  right  in  and  engage  in
my Miracle Morning, without having to search for anything.