Something To Celebrate: Waking Up Excited About Work
Background photo by Brooke Balentine (@brooke.balentine)
This morning I woke up and my first thought was about work — and it was a good thought. Not the dread-tinged "okay, let's get through it" feeling I've learned to recognize, but actual excitement. I laid there for a minute just noticing it, the way you notice good weather before you've fully decided to get out of bed.
It sounds small. But I think we undersell how significant it is when the work in front of us genuinely pulls us forward. Most of us have felt the other version enough times to know the difference. Waking up eager isn't something to rush past or take for granted — it's worth pausing over, worth naming out loud. That quiet pull toward the day is a gift, and today I didn't want to miss it.
Whenever something like this happens, my instinct is always the same — find a little something to mark it.
Comments
Post a Comment