Today is Five-Minute Friday, in which The Gypsy Mama gives a writing prompt and bloggers write for the love of writing for five minutes. Then hit publish. Just write. Today’s prompt is “awake.”
It was 4:54 am.
I know – because I checked.
I was awoken by a dream, or maybe it was just my internal clock setting in to my new goals for myself.
Early to rise has never been my montra but I decided last month that if I was going to get at least semi-serious about getting healthy, the early mornings might be my only time to get active.
As I looked at the alarm clock across the room, my eyes adjusted to the darkness.
“Mmmm these blankets are so warm. And it’s so cold out there.”
I rolled over and lulled myself back to sleep in a moment.
Six-minutes later my alarm sounded.
I rolled out of bed and stretched to reach my alarm clock (aka iPhone) in the nearby corner.
I’ve had to move my phone further and further away to get away from hitting the snooze and climbing back under the covers.
I stumbled to the bathroom where I very slowly went through the motions of getting ready for my morning walk.
I checked the outside temperature – 28 degrees.
“Yup! It’s gonna be a cold one,” I thought.
I pulled on my clothes, laced my shoes, stuck my earbuds in my ear and 30 minutes after my alarm sounded, I headed to the front door.
I was still in that early morning haze as I started to walk around the block.
But as the music pumped through my ears and ultimately through every part of my body, the adrenaline began.
The drums hitting, the bass slapping — and 15 minutes in I was awake.
Its refreshing to read a male voice in the sea of women writing at 5-Minute Friday. So practical! I look forward to reading more about your journey as you follow The Way. Great job on your fitness goals too! Keep up the good work! AND … the picture (of your son?) is so precious!
Blessings,
Felecia
Thanks Felecia. We did a similar practice to this while I was taking journalism classes in college. It’s nice to have a prompt and a timeframe to get the wheels rolling.
The picture is actually of the son of a dear friend – I have two 15 month olds at my house now (see the sidebar for their picture).
Thanks again for the feedback!
Ooohhh… brrr!!! Way to discipline yourself and get out of bed and out the door… I struggle just to get out of bed!
Thanks Ashely… its been rough the last couple weeks. I got in a good groove before the holidays and then took a week off between Christmas and New Years… not a good idea. It’s been hard restarting things.
I’m SO not a morning person, but music is one of the few things that will get me going, too. Love the mental picture here!