Update

This is going to be a brief update on my goal to wake up at or before 7 each morning for a week. Look at me--I talk about it like it's tough.

It's been really good. I finally became aware that the hours between 7 and 8 can be very productive and contemplative; they can be good times to spend with God, getting yourself centered for the day. And there really is benefit to waking up before you have to do something. Make yourself do something productive. Practice guitar. Pray. Listen to NPR. Do your daily Sudoku puzzle (which, in my mind, equates to preventing dementia...this is how I justify it).

So, unfortunately, I think I'm going to have to continue doing it. I just won't get to sleep in anymore, but, hey, I'm 24...maybe I should grow up.