LOH Contest #270: My Quiet Morning Routine, Before the Noise Begins.

Have you ever sat to think of how quick our days go, how fast we move, from days to months, then to years. Life moves really fast and extremely quick and every moment counts, every day comes with different opportunities and challenges.
Life is also very unpredictable and full of surprises, so we just have to live the best life always, because there's no second life, every moment counts.
Each morning we wake up is another opportunity to experience love and life , show kindness , learn new things, correct our last mistakes , forgive and love everyone around us .

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To me, life is too short to have a noisy morning, the best word I can use to describe my morning hours is quietness, I love quiet mornings and that's why my morning routines are usually calm and quiet.
I have this believe that our morning hours influences the rest of the day and that why I try as much as I can to keep it positive and quiet.

I wake up really early because I'm an early sleeper, and I'm use to not standing up from the bed immediately I wake up, I spend much time reflecting on my life , planning my day , filling my to-do list and meditating quietly.
I only have to stand up when my dad walks round and remind us to come out for family prayer and gathering at the palour and that have been a usual routine since childhood.

Morning family prayer can't be skipped, it's a daily compulsory gathering that I'm use to and would also pass same culture to my children, because it promotes unity and love among siblings.
Even when I'm finally out of home, I will make sure I keep to praying and preaching with my family daily .
After the prayer we greet each other and everyone gets ready for the day.
The few times I have slept outside my family house, I feel incomplete missing this routine, holding hands with my family to pray every morning is a major part of my morning hours , listening to my dad preach to us with so much love can be very motivating and energizing. It makes me feel blessed every day I step out .

I keep the rest of the morning hours positive and quiet , while I prepare for my daily activities, I brush my teeths, wash my face, I only exercise on days I feel like, drink enough water and check my email and messages, it even get better when I wake to amazing text messages and goodnews .
And then there's music, that's an unavoidable part of the day, I just have to insert my earpod and listen to music while I attend to my dad's breakfast, making sure he eat or take his breakfast along with him is what I derive so much joy in doing every morning, before bathing and getting ready for work and other activities.

There's this popular saying "We Only Live Ones" and this is a constant reminder that life can't be repeated or replayed, every moment lost can't be regained, that's why we have to love when we can, appreciate our love ones, show kindness when opporturned, forgive and let go of grudges, live peacefully and impact everyone we come across.

This is my response to this week LOH prompt:

Life is too short to worry too much: How do you like to start your mornings.

Thanks for reading ♥️

Vanilla 💗