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Friday, March 21, 2008
Morning Radio Wakeup
When I worked in the 8 to 5 world the "wakeup alarm" was the radio set to a well known national talk radio station. After leaving the 8 to 5 world, the alarm is not always on and was not for the first 16 days of March - for no other reason than it just wasn't :-) My husband wanted to get up early on March 17th and asked me to set it. The next morning I woke up to what I will call "bad news". It was depressing and sad. As I was listening, I felt a heavy feeling in my heart. Later I noticed that I wasn't feeling the joy or connection that I usually feel each day. The experience has stayed with me since that morning as I have thought about it often. I have since changed the "alarm" to a CD that has very up-lifting music. A much better way to start my day.
For years I have awakened to an old, battery operated alarm clock (the kind you have to set manually and pull the button up)....almost, but not quite, as old-fashioned as a wind-up alarm clock. I know this is not a "media" wake-up jolt, but a jolt nevertheless. I am becoming increasingly more peaceful and really seek out ways to increase joy and peace in my daily life so, when my husband gave me a Zen alarm clock for Christmas, I was absolutely delighted! Now I awaken to the soothing, delightful sound of a chime, repeated every minute or so until I can roll myself out of bed and across the room to turn it off. Sometimes I just like to lay there and invite my mind to an early morning meditation to the sound of the chime.
ReplyDeleteI am now on day two of no newspaper, no tv news and no radio while driving. What a great way to create time for myself to just reflect and "rest" my psyche - I'm loving it!
Peace
Carol