Greet the Day

From 10 benefits of rising early and how to do it:

Greet the day. I love being able to get up, and greet a wonderful new day. I suggest creating a morning ritual that includes saying thanks for your blessings. I'm inspired by the Dalai Lama, who said, " Everyday, think as you wake up, 'today I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings, I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others, I am going to benefit others as much as I can.' "

reformatted because I can do that....

> the Dalai Lama, > says..

>

> today I am fortunate to have woken up,
> I am alive,
> I have a precious human life,
> I am not going to waste it.
> I am going to use all my energies
>> to develop myself,
>> to expand my heart out to others,
>> to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings,
> I am going to have kind thoughts towards others,
> I am not going to get angry or think badly about others,
> I am going to benefit others as much as I can.

It's pretty hard not to like the Dalai Lama