I am sorry if I should not be posting this here, but I just wanted to post this as a token of appreciation to this community.
A couple of days ago I posted on here, asking for advice on how to regain my love for reading books that I had when I was little.
I got such great advice and encouragement that I am back at it today! I made the effort to wake up at 5am so I have time to myself before my baby wakes up.
After breakfast and coffee, I did some journaling and read a book for almost an hour. In the past I have tried waking up early to read, but I was waking up grumpily, having always been a nocturnal person.
But this morning I woke up feeling so fresh and excited at the prospect of spending some time alone in the silence of the wee hours with a delicious book.
I had my phone next to me playing some morning affirmations softly, but next time I’ll keep my phone in another room as I found I wanted to grab it and look something up a few times, but I restrained myself.
Reading a book early in the morning is something I’ve been meaning to do for over a decade but never got around to it, mostly because I was on my phone until late at night and couldn’t manage to wake up early to read.
But today it felt so easy and like the right thing to do. I went to bed early last night and did not use my phone in bed.
I feel like my life is back on track. Simultaneously I also feel like this will help me be a better mother to my 4-month-old little angel because I am filling up my cup doing something I have always enjoyed first thing in the morning instead of attending to him while feeling depleted. I will do my best to keep this going as I feel so good about myself today.
Once again, thank you to this amazing community. I have always known that bibliophiles are amazing folks, and this community proved that once again. We are not meant to do life in isolation. We are designed to live in tribes and we all fare a thousand times better when we feel our tribe has our back and our best interests at heart.
I hope you all have an amazing day. ❤️
by AcademicPreference54