I don’t know about you, but these days, I wake up every morning with aches, pains, and a certain reluctance. I’m happy I get to open my eyes — life is a gift, and should not be taken for granted — but nevertheless, it’s hard not to wonder how much more sleep I should have gotten, and what fresh hells may be in store.
Raise your hand if you identify with this: I’m tempted to look at my phone first thing in the morning, as soon as I clear the sleep from my eyes, not because I’m excited to go through my notifications and the news, but because I’m a rip the band aid off kind of guy. What good comes from torturing myself for a couple of hours wondering what gut punches are in store? Let’s get the cards on the table, shall we?
But I keep reading how bad it is to do this, so I try not to. I try to give my first moments of the day to the people that I love. You know, the people who actually deserve them? Like my wife, who is usually awake long before I am, but sticks around so we can have thos…
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