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What's the best part of your morning?????? Except some usual things..:)

How do you start your morning and never misses out something special... Is their anything unique in your habit???...

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David Hamilton 50+
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Aug 31 2012: I have actually been waking up and stretching again lately... Come to think of it, I've been doing it most of this year. I think it's a great habit, that I lapsed on through most of my 20's.
Beste Arslan
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Aug 27 2012: The moment when i close the alarm and go back to sleep again,then paying for that by always rushing to avoid being late .... well im not a morning person i guess :D
- Sam Rock
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  Aug 28 2012: Exact this happens with me also every morning... Actually the sleep after we close the alarm is great...:)
  - Beste Arslan
    
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    Sep 2 2012: Ah...the sleep after we close the alarm...so precious and perfect! ;)
L. Denise Jackson
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Aug 26 2012: I am starting a new daily routine and there is nothing unique about it really, just some ordinary things that I did growing up that I now do to keep my busy life on track and be productive.
Ken brown 30+
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Aug 25 2012: 5.30ish sometimes earlier,i like listening to the sound of nothing
- Sam Rock
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  Aug 28 2012: Sound of nothing!!!... Great Description...
Gerald O'brian 50+
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Aug 25 2012: Not having a job.
Michel Clark
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Aug 25 2012: Taking a moment to appreciate the fact that despite insurmountable odds, the unique individual that is I, has existed to experience one more wonderful day on this beautiful Earth.
Colleen Steen 500+
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Aug 24 2012: Hello Sam!
This is an interesting and fun question:>)

I think my wake-up call/alarm clock is rather unusual. Every morning at 5:30a.m., a Cardinal (bird) perches in the tree by the bedroom window and starts to sing. I know his songs a little bit, so when I can get my whistle working, I respond. He continues to respond with several different songs, and it seems like he alters them to challenge me. So we have a little fun with each other as he welcomes me to the morning:>)

Once out of bed and finished the game with the Cardinal, I like to open the front door, which faces east, and watch the sun rise....then coffee, and answer e-mails.... it's all good:>)
- Sam Rock
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  Aug 25 2012: Thanks for sharing your morning Colleen mam....
  WOW!!!!.... Your morning is really interesting and unique..... and next time don't forget to say hello to Your friend Cardinal bird.....
  - Colleen Steen 500+
    
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    Aug 26 2012: My pleasure Sam...it is always YOUR morning as well....the morning belongs to all of us...it is something we all share...what a gift:>) I will tell my Cardinal friend that my friend Sam Rock, in Pune, India says hello:>)
    
    Your topic reminds me of a lovely book....
    "A Sense Of The Morning"..."Nature through new eyes"
    by David Brendan Hopes
    - Sam Rock
      
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      Aug 26 2012: Thanks....
      and i will definitely read that book.... I heard about it but you reminds me today....
Muhammad Aizat Zainal Alam 30+
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Aug 24 2012: The ability to stand up straight and pray to God.It's truly priceless.
Robert Winner 50+
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Aug 24 2012: I think at my age waking up is very important. If I fail to wake up it screws up the whole day ....

Bob.
- Debra Smith 200+
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  Aug 24 2012: This is funny and profound. When you face never finding your way back out of your own brain in a coma, it is all too real. It makes the sun on your face feel amazing and oatmeal tastes great.
  - Robert Winner 50+
    
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    Aug 25 2012: At 70 I still possess a sound mind .... knock on wood. RAP RAP RAP
    
    Excuse me Debra there is some one knocking at the door. Talk to you later.
    - Linda Taylor 50+
      
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      Aug 25 2012: Oh my gosh that is hilarious! Is it OK if I steal it and try it on my kids?
Feyisayo Anjorin 50+
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Aug 24 2012: When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I usually do is spend time in prayers and praise to God. Then a brief exercise and vocal workout. What I love most about the morning is the quietness. It is usually cool and serene and sometimes I wonder why I cant write anything in the morning.
I usually get the inspiration to write at night.
Fritzie Reisner 100+
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Aug 24 2012: Seeing whichever kids happen to be home wake up. (Two of mine are grown and home only for visits).
- Debra Smith 200+
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  Aug 24 2012: yes. i remember that as very heart warming. Their little warm bodies and their hugs. I loved it.
Linda Taylor 50+
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Aug 24 2012: When it turns into afternoon. I hate mornings.
- Sam Rock
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  Aug 25 2012: hahaha.. Very nice... Then why don't you stop your Clock...lol....
  - Linda Taylor 50+
    
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    Aug 26 2012: Well I do my best:) I worked second and third shift for decades. To this day, I would rather stay up to see the sunrise than get up to see it.
    
    The only thing worse than morning is morning people!
Lejan . 30+
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Aug 24 2012: Coffee !!! As it will never become usual!

Coffee to me was the only reason to leave this planet if it would not have happened to grow here... :o)
Chetan Somani
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Aug 24 2012: Need to do something habitual to make my morning special..
Debra Smith 200+
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Aug 24 2012: Every once in a while, with great rarity, I awaken laughing because of something in a dream. It is the best and it usually only happens when I am very healthy. I take it as a good sign and it is great fun.
- Sam Rock
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  Aug 25 2012: Always keep Smiling and be Healthy....
  - Debra Smith 200+
    
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    Aug 25 2012: Thank you Sam! I never heard of anyone else laughing their way out of sleep and I was wondering if anyone else experiences it?
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      Aug 26 2012: I experiences it very much... This happens many time... Actually this happens when we see something i can't explain but it comes naturally... My mother comes to my room sometimes only because of my laughing... :)
James Zhang 30+
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Aug 24 2012: nothing in particular, just getting up, taking shower, brush teeth, eat breakfast, wondering why the heck did I get up so freaking early lol
- Colleen Steen 500+
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  Aug 24 2012: Which hand do you use to brush your teeth? Do you remember our other conversation??? LOL:>)
  - James Zhang 30+
    
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    Aug 24 2012: Uhh yeah, I still use my right hand, left hand too hard lol
- Sam Rock
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  Aug 25 2012: I like Last line... Its really real and applied on many...

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