#wakingup

[mindscriptreality]

But how do you "pay attention to the observer"? Are there any exercises or anything like that?

The observer is simply the part of you that notices your thoughts without being them. A easy way to find it: next time you're anxious or frustrated, pause and ask — who is noticing this?

The anger is there, but something in you is watching the anger, and that watcher isn't angry at all. That's it. That's the observer.

You can practice this anywhere — sitting in traffic, mid-argument, 3am spiral — just name what's happening like weather: "there's anxiety" instead of "I am anxious."

That tiny shift creates distance. Or try watching your thoughts like cars passing on a street — you're not the cars, you're the one at the window. You'll get pulled in, lose yourself in a thought, then suddenly catch yourself.

That moment of catching yourself? That is the practice. The returning is the whole thing. Do it enough and you'll find something underneath all the noise that doesn't move — steady, quiet, unshakeable.

Once you feel it even once, you'll know exactly what people mean, and you won't be able to un-find it.

[kittercyat]

Rise and shine

A followup to this drawing I felt like doing, needed a calmer scene to draw last week because it was one of those weeks where Things just Kept Happening and Wouldn't Stop a moment to let me recover /<3<\ Done with pencil

[cloudsjulett]

[findingmyselfinthehappytimes]

Your legs are intertwined with his, your body rising and falling in time with his breaths as you lay on his chest. 

His arm is loosely slung across your body, keeping you close to him while both of you were asleep after a late night together.

You wake up to the pitter patter of light rain and the cool breeze that flows into the room through the open window you both forgot to close before falling asleep.

Waking up before him, you gently shuffle your body out of his grip, softly landing on the floor without a thud to let him sleep a few more minutes and headed off to the kitchen

You bring back two hot cups of coffee that were steaming in the slightly cool atmosphere the still open window created in the bedroom

You walk over to his side of the bed and set both cups down on the side table, crouching to meet his sleeping form at eye-level

Even though you can only see the back of his head, he still brings up slight butterflies in your stomach when you think about how nice it is to have him with you every morning

You whisper his name softly, trying to wake him up from his deep slumber

You hear a soft groan as his body, eyes still closed, turns to face you

You smile as you see his face, totally relaxed and unprotected from a soft kiss you plant on his cheek

“It’s time to wake up,” you comment, still softly smiling. “I made you some coffee”

One of his eyes opens slightly, taking in your form briefly before pulling your arm upwards, making you lose your balance

You squeal slightly, surprised at the amount of strength he has after just waking up

His other hand swiftly grabs your waist and pulls your body onto the bed so that you are both facing each other, arms tangled like they were last night

His eyes brighten up at the sight of your face, still a little flushed from the unexpected fall

He can’t imagine a time when he was without you, a wave of gratitude and love washing over him as he looks at your face, taking in all the imperfections and perfect details

How could he be so lucky to have found you?

His face nuzzles into your neck, tickling it slightly and making you lightly chuckle

You cup his face with your hands and bring his face to face yours, looking into both his eyes before planting another soft kiss on his lips

In response, he brings your body closer and plants a loving kiss on your forehead before hugging you tighter with his chin on the top of your head, softly uttering “Coffee can wait 5 more minutes, let me hold you like this a little bit longer”

[swede1952]

Good morning, 🕗🛎️☕

10 January 2024

My hand and eye coordination and finger dexterity are just barely good enough to type this out in the morning. Sometimes I wake up in the morning stumbling. It's nothing new, just a symptom of waking up before I really want to - thanks Charlie. 🐩

I think that at a certain point in life, your mind to longer blinks into perfect clarity when you wake up in the morning. Honestly, I don't recall if my mind ever did that, but I think it did at least if I was sober the night before. I used to have a schedule to keep though, you know, getting to work and all that. Now my only schedule is "time to get up" because of Charlie, and "time to eat" because of both Ben and Charlie. It's a dog's world. 😂

“Coffee: (n.) caffeinated beverage God gave us to drink in the morning so we might resist the urge to crawl immediately back in bed.” - Sol Luckman, The Angel's Dictionary

[eric-sadahire]

Morgenmuffel: (n.) The German word, describes a person who is grumpy in the mornings and doesn't like to wake up early.

[sighphi]

Black People Waking Up!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

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