Monday Morning Momentum™ - Be a Day Starter™

Monday, May 12, 2008
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Be a Day Starter™
This week’s focus: At home

My wife, Dawn, usually wakes up before I do. Sometimes she wakes up by alarm, and other times by the gentle tugging of one of our two little girls, Eliana (5) and Ariela (4). Then around 6:30a.m., it’s my turn. This is how I wake up: Dawn hugs me and whispers good morning until I wake up. It’s a beautiful way to begin a day; I am loved awake. Dawn starts my day.

And then I continue the cycle. I step out of bed and head upstairs to my little girls’ rooms. I quietly walk into their bedrooms and wake them up with a big hug. It is one of my favorite parts of the day. I start their day.

How do you wake up in the morning? What is your first interaction of the day? What do you do and say when you first see someone in the morning?

Be A Day Starter in Your Family

If you’re not already beginning your day as warmly and positively as you can, be a Day Starter for one week: When you wake up in the morning express your love with your words and your actions.

If you normally complain right after you get up, express your love first. If you have to begin your day with a cup of coffee in the morning, do it after you have hugged and kissed everyone (And if you don’t normally hug and kiss your family, let me know what impact it has on your life when you do.). Suspend your normal wake-up habits for one week. Be a Day Starter at home.

Be A Day Starter with Your Roommates

If you live with roommates, be the first to greet everyone. Be the first to smile. Make the coffee. Offer to make their breakfast when you make yours. Demonstrate your interest in them. Start their day.

Be A Day Starter if You Live Alone

And if you live alone, call someone you care about. Email a kind note to a friend. Exercise with friends, or grab a cup of coffee with them. Start someone’s day.

Invite Your Family and Friends to Join You

And if you want your family or friends to join you on your journey, send this post along to them.

Have a great week, and let me know how it goes.

Comments

[David J. Pollay]

Hi Halle,

Great post! I can just see your dad doing this!

And I love the idea of waking the family up with fun, beautiful music! Your children are lucky that you are their mom!

Best to you,

David

[Halle]

Hi David, my father, an ex marine, used to wake all of the kids up with his "air trumpet" revielle. Now I like to wake up my kids with my own version of song....sometimes opera, sometimes show tunes, whatever. I usually get a groan, and an "oh mom!" and sometimes I get a pillow thrown at me, but there's always a smile and a few giggles first thing in the morning!
Halle

[David J. Pollay]

Hi Alberto,

What a great post! If you combine the two…wow!

Keep me posted on how it goes!

Best to you,
David

[David J. Pollay]

Hi Lil!

Thanks for your post! How great that you grew up with so much love. Stay with us every week; we’ll continue to have fun together!

Best to you,
David

[Lillian Merrill]

Wonderful words of wisdom David. I grew up in a family that always greeted each other with hugs, and kisses(to the cheek of course, does that date me?.) I believe that your message will help so many of your readers. I love the Monday Morning Momentum--keep it coming. Lil

[Alberto]

Hi David

I have being called a "self-starter"- but definitely not a "day-starter"... I could certainly add a little more "day-starter" into my self-starter self... will try it out...

All the best,

Alberto