To be very honest, I am not a morning person. I do not enjoy
waking up at the break of the dawn. And more often than not, I have to run to
catch my ride to office, because I end up waking late.
Yet, there are certain mornings which transform into
something way better than the other, and I think it is a bunch of reasons that
result in that. So in this post, I am going to list a few instances/events
which invariably turn my mornings golden-
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Travel Plans
When the “travel bug” bites you, there is nothing you can
do! And fortunately, I was bitten a long time ago. Cheesy I know, but it is the
truth! And so, whenever I am travelling, and it can be anything from just
catching an early morning train to my home, or going on international
conferences, but my mornings when I know I am going to be travelling are always,
always amazing!
I firmly believe that I learn more while travelling than I
do in an entire semester. And the main reason behind that is that I really
enjoy doing it. Thus, waking up feeling happy and looking forward to the day
makes the mornings golden.
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Birthdays
I am one of those people who love celebrating birthdays. And
by that I don’t just mean mine! I love elaborating planning birthdays of all
the important people in my life. So, whenever someone who is close to me has
their special day, I wake up early peppy to prepare for a fantastic day for
them. So, starting from creating a smoke-screen so that the friend doesn’t know
what we are doing, to getting the perfect cake, to giving a surprise, it is a
lot of effort, and a lot of fun!
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Sleep-Overs
Although the norm of sleepovers is that you generally sleep
in late the next morning, I love to get up early and have an entire day of fun
(which usually involves an amazing breakfast followed by some travel plans)
mapped out. I like to wake up happy, and super-early when I am hosting friends
over, and surprising turn into a morning person.
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Festivals
You know what they say about festivals in India! It is a
never ending series of celebrations. And in my households, festivals,
especially those involving pujas at
the house always means waking up early, taking a quick bath, wearing new
clothes, and assembling all the things required in a Hindu household puja. Not
only were these little tasks like washing and cutting fruits, picking up
flowers etc. fun, we also did it together with a bunch of cousins, and the work
started super early! And these really made my mornings golden.
The more I think, the more I remember all the wonderful
morning spent at home, with family and friends, when I would be super active
right from the start of the days. I think my childhood has many, many golden
mornings. But the more you grow old, and become boggled with careers and
pointless, materialistic pursuits, something as simple as being happy when you
wake up starts to be a challenge too.
So, since it’s just been a month into the New Year and the wonderful #Colgate360GoldMornings has made me miss all the wonderful memories, I think
I am going to strive to make more of my morning super awesome everyday!
