Good morning.
It's Monday, October fifth.
Maybe the alarm felt extra loud today.
Maybe you hit snooze twice.
No judgment here.
Sunday night has a way of hanging on.
That foggy, not-quite-ready feeling.
Sit up a little taller.
Let your feet find the The floor.
week is sitting out Like there.
a new notebook, still in plastic.
No need to fill it in You today.
don't even have to love it yet.
For now, just look at it.
Five days.
That's all a week really is.
We have six minutes.
Let's use them to wake up.
Three bigger breaths now.
A little more energy than usual.
Breathe in through your nose.
Fill all the way up.
And push it out through your mouth.
Strong.
Like you're done with Sunday.
In again...
bigger this time.
Let your ribs spread wide.
And out...
with a little sound, if you want.
Last one.
Nose, all the way in...
And out through the mouth.
Let it all go.
Notice your face and hands.
Maybe they feel a bit more Let awake.
the breath settle back down.
Easy and normal again.
Now a quiet question.
Why does this week matter to you?
Not the official answer.
The real You one.
don't have to force it.
Just ask...
and wait.
Something might show up.
It might be small.
Maybe it's a person.
Someone who's counting on you.
A kid who needs a ride at three.
A friend who's having a rough month.
Maybe it's a project.
Half-built, sitting on your laptop.
You want to see it finished.
Maybe it's rent.
Honestly, that Rent counts.
is a very real reason.
Or maybe The it's you.
you on Friday...
glad you showed up on Let Monday.
one reason come forward.
The honest one.
Picture it clearly.
Give it a face, or a shape.
Where do you feel it?
Maybe in your chest.
Maybe your jaw sets a little.
That's your why.
It doesn't need to be impressive.
It just needs to be yours.
Let these words land softly.
I know why I'm getting up.
I can do hard things on a Monday.
Stay with your reason.
Hold it like a coin in your pocket.
You can reach in and touch it later.
When the day gets noisy.
Feel the small lift it gives you.
Not a rush.
More like a nudge.
Motivation doesn't always roar.
Some mornings it just taps your shoulder.
That's enough to get moving.
Your mind might run ahead...
to the meeting at Let ten.
it run.
Then walk it back to your reason.
No scolding needed.
Let the breeze bring you back.
Hear the birds outside.
Stretch your arms out wide.
Open your hands.
Shake them out a little.
One more full breath in...
And out.
Now name your first task.
The very first thing you'll finish today.
Keep it small.
Answer that one email.
Or make the bed.
Say it in your head.
Plain and simple.
Don't pick the hardest thing on the Pick list.
the one you can finish by Finishing eight.
something early...
tends to make the next thing easier.
When this ends...
go do that one thing.
Before anything else.
Monday gets once lighter
it's moving.
Open your eyes.
Let's go.