My friend MichelleMarie, actually goes out in the morning, in the dark, no less, and waits for the sun to come up just so she can share it with you. It is her way of starting the day with something beautiful, colorful, and dynamic. It is her way of getting things started off right, and her way of saying, “Just look at how gorgeous the day is going to be!”

For my part, I would simply add that sunrise is a signal that tells us the darkness is going away for a while and everything is going to look much brighter, more clear, and less scary. It signals that this day is a clean slate on which you will write the next passage of the story of your life. Give it some thought, and make it a story you’d like to tell someday. And, while you feed your body, don’t forget to…