It’s not unusual for me to wake up early.
Am I so excited for the Sun to rise that I don’t want to miss it?
While my mind is awake, I don’t always feel like my body is getting enough rest. And I struggle with taking naps.
Of course, when I’m on vacation, my only reason to avoid taking a nap is the feeling of not wanting to miss out. I still want to see and experience as much as I can when I’m not at home!
I like to be reminded how we all can look at the world with child-like eyes. We can ignore the fact that we “already know” what to expect from the people trying to sell tourists everything from timeshares to expensive bottles of water.
We can look with genuine wonder at how places have changed since the last time we walked these streets. We can recognize how our own bodies have changed.
We can pay attention to how the sun licks our faces and how the gentle breeze soothes our skin. We can find something interesting in each of the people passing us by.
Welcome to these early morning thoughts dancing through my mind!
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