Early Morning

Have you ever sat back and just let the sounds around you lead your thoughts? I did that the other morning, I was awake really early and had nothing that had to be or could be done, so I lay there in the dark watching the sun come up and change the world. But what I was really doing was listening to the noises around me. The rooster crowing (yes even in the middle of town) that is such a symbol of a new day and symbolises a new start, another chance. The traffic as it slowly grows from an occasional sound of a bike or car engine to a constant steady cacophony of sound as people rush off to work, gym and where ever else it is that they go so early in the morning. It made me think about the lives we live, the pace we live at and the fact that each of us is trying to fit more into everyday. I also started thinking about the time we spend working and how little time we spend doing what we enjoy and being with people we enjoy. We are all so resentful of the time we spend working and yet we don’t take the time when we have it to do things we want. Nor do we make an effort to spend the time we can with friends and family which leads us all to end up with a list of regrets that is far longer than it should be. So I’ve decided to make this the year that I spend as much time as I possibly can doing what I enjoy with as many of the people I enjoy and make it a year where we all

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