This Morning

I woke up this morning to the rising sun radiating a deep, warm gold on the water. I was so moved by the sight that I didn't even think to take a photo. I woke up earlier than my alarm and didn't feel tired. I felt alive. And safe. And I realized that I was witnessing a moment that I take for granted far too often.

Usually I wake up in such a state of disrepair and exhaustion that I barely have the will to look around me. I get ready and leave the house without a second glance. I go through the motions of the day as if I were a wind up doll. 

I mimic the act of living. 

But today...

Today I felt something stir within me. I looked out at the waters and the sunrise and the sky shining such a pure blue and I felt thankful that I lived to see a morning such as this. It was beautiful. I wish to have more mornings like this.