Four Things To Start Each Day With Eagerness

Sometimes it is hard to wake up in the morning with great enthusiasm when we are down, especially during difficult time like the current pandemic, where one negative news after the other keep coming through our smart-phone feed and social media.

The pandemic has caused so much change and hardship to many people and businesses. For many, stay-at-home order without any jobs can be overwhelmingly stressful and depressing. The financial hardship that comes along with losing a job can affect overall physical and emotional health.

While certain challenges can pull us down, there are four things we can do to start each day with some kind of eagerness, maintain our spirits, and end the day feeling good about what we have accomplished.

Think about something you love to do and most excited about, and put that activity first thing in the morning. Setting the most enjoyable routine in the morning would give you the excitement to get out of bed and start the day right.

2. Be thankful

Think or list at least four things to be thankful about every morning. When your brain is busy being thankful, it is hard to think about something negative. Being thankful gives out the most powerful energy to switch your emotions from feeling down to feeling blessed. Being thankful gets rid of all kind of negative emotions like annoyance, sadness, fear, or unfairness. It gives you both enjoyment of the present moment and positive energy to move forward.

3. Use and share your gifts and talents

Think about one or two things you are really good at and enjoy, do something about it during the day and share your gifts with your colleagues, friends or family. Let’s say you are good at computer/database system at work where most employees are not computer savvy, share your knowledge with your co-workers and help them when they are having a hard time with it. If you are good at cooking, prepare a meal that can be enjoyed together with your family. If you are talented at organizing, plan to organize one small area in the house or at work each day. Basically, use your gifts and what you enjoy most as daily routine. You would have the excitement to do what you love, and in the same time share the results with others. Imagine the smiles you can generate for yourself and people around you!

4. Make each day as learning opportunity

Be ready and excited to learn something new each day. When we are open to learn continuously, we will look at everything in life entirely from a different angle. We wouldn’t be worry so much what challenges we face ahead. We are set to learn and grow from them, grow to be a stronger, wiser, and better version of ourselves!

So yes you can do it. Stop dragging yourself out of bed. Start the day with eagerness and create today to be as beautiful as you want it to be!