i watched a tiktok recently read somewhere lately that said that this time of the year is like 5 a.m.
you can sleep in, and no one will judge you for it, but if you have a goal you want a head start on, why not take advantage of the lull? the idea was to not wait until new year’s day to start your resolutions. i’m not talking a 5 a.m. that is all green juice and day break yoga. i’m talking cardamom coffee and perhaps a quick perusal of a few modern love columns while tucking back in bed.
to be clear, i love the drama of new year’s resolutions. and “there’s no better time than the present” is kind of a boring take from people who are far too on top of their lives to be reading this blog. but what i did like about the 5 a.m. mindset was that it nudged me to prioritize momentum during this time, instead of trying to kickstart my Self Improvement Era during the already pressurized time of coming back from The Holidays.
if there’s a change you know you want to make, can you do a light weight, indulgent sort of first step toward it? not a formal head start, but a little jaunt around the block that you can always be proud of because it is 5 a.m. in the morning and your nemesis is most certainly asleep?
that’s what i want to celebrate today in this first ever subscriber thread for too wordy. what are you trying to build momentum around before the new year? what are you up to at 5 a.m. these days? do i make any sense ever?
Would waking up earlier make much of a difference? I have asked myself this question a number of times and still don't have an appropriate response. Or, maybe I don't want to consider it.
So aptly put… mantra of my life
Very well put! My 5am is to wake up at 5am!
“and your nemesis is most certainly asleep” love it 😂
Would waking up earlier make much of a difference? I have asked myself this question a number of times and still don't have an appropriate response. Or, maybe I don't want to consider it.
My 5 a.m. is sweet (I hope) dreams!😃
Definitely feeling this. So well written. I'm a little stuck on that cardamom coffee though. how, where, who? I must know.