This morning I woke up thinking about sunrises and sunsets – not necessarily how many I have enjoyed, mind you, but more so how many I have missed – followed by the “requisite regret”. There was quite a bit of negativity built into that first thought of the day. I quickly self-observed and adjusted accordingly, but in the stress of our modern day life, how often are we waking up with anything but thoughts of what to do, how little time we have to do it (time to watch the sun rise? Hah!), and all the problems associated with getting our ducks in a row and making ends meet.

I dipped into my Hart Haiku collection to write today’s post, and decided that “Today” was the perfect one. Have you – did you – give your mind time to formulate the correct thoughts to bring good to you today? Those first thoughts may be the most important work we do each and every day. They set the tone and our intention for our lives. Once we have developed the habit, it is no longer work to think positively. It simply becomes who we are. I don’t know about you, but I obviously still have some work to do in this area…

I’m wishing for you a wonderful day full of good thoughts, and hence, good things. 

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Note: This was a repost from June 16, 2023. It was apropos, because today one of our cats got me up at 4:45, needing attention. She is a young kitten, so a baby, and the main job of babies by definition is to deprive adults of sleep. Lol Anyway, after I took care her needs, my urge was to fit in some work before breakfast, but I think I already spend too much time on the computer. Why start the day with eye-ball burnout?

So I gave myself time to just BE, and play with Shadow, and enjoy a gentle start to the day. Some ideas came to me for some new writing, and it was wonderful. I let Shadow pull me softly into the day, instead of pushing myself harshly headlong into it. (And oh yes, I enjoyed the sunrise, too!) Later as I searched my archives, I found the original post “Today”. A perfect fit. Apparently I am still learning – my work inclination is still strong – but I’m making progress…

And so once again, I wish for you a wonderful day, today. 🙂

Start of a new day.
Have you given your thoughts space
to bring good to you?

© Susan L Hart 2025