50+ community Check-in July 5-8, 2021
Happy Monday to everyone in the 50+ Community, I wish you all a great week 
It can be hard to get going in the morning, particularly after a rough night.
Cold showers in the morning is one way to make you feel awake and alert.
What helps you to get started in the morning?
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I get up early only when I am on a holiday... Don't wanna miss even a precious second... 😎
@RideaRainbow
Each moment of our lives is precious indeed! 
Btw did you mean getting up early even when on holiday or only when on holiday?
At the moment 'only when on a holiday'... 😃😎😊
@RideaRainbow
Holiday time is even more precious
Indeed. That's why am up at the crack of dawn.
My shower and my coffee help me. But not a cold shower! I am in Texas! Too hot for cold shower!
@littleTalker7635
I can relate to one cup of coffee in the morning, to me it's just nice sitting somewhere and savor the aroma of it.
3 alarm clocks!
@Lauren63
Wow 3 alarm clocks! Do you find it hard to get up in the morning or is it more that you are concerned about whether they ring or not?
I have to be up by 5 to be at work by 6, it’s difficult getting up that early for me. So the alarm clocks help me get moving.
@Lauren63
That's early, wouldn't be neither easy for me.
Have a great week all . Hoping to get to know some of you I am new here and not sure how it all works
@katkane67
Hi katkane67 and welcome to our sub-community . I look forward to seeing you in the forums and discussions which are a great way to connect with other members too. You can find detailed information on how to use the site here https://www.7cups.com/home/welcome/ but you are very welcome too to message me if you have questions. 💙
What helps you to get started in the morning? Breakfast, the morning paper, and my morning pages.
@Offmytrack
I find nothing is better than starting the day with a good breakfast . Btw what's your favorite breakfast?
@amiablePeace77
2 eggs, scrambled; a bowl of oatmeal with pine nuts, and a chicken-apple sausage. That is my breakfast every day.
@Offmytrack
Wow, sounds like a very special breakfast!
@amiablePeace77 What helps you to get started in the morning?
Before I get out of bed I like to do yoga floor exercises, stretching in my bed.
@soulsings
Great way to get started for the day! I find too that when we stretch after having been laying down for some time it helps to prevent injuries.
What helps you to get started in the morning?
I can't think of anything. Once I go somewhere, there's music in my car, so I suppose that's my answer.
@WharfRat
Oh yes, music can really get you going! Any favorite song to fuel your energy?
@amiablePeace77
A lot of Grateful Dead songs work for me, and the Beatles. Jimi Hendrix's performance of "Johnny B. Goode" is full of energy, too.
@amiablePeace77
have had time getting started in the morning b/c finally getting a bit of sleep and I usually fall asleep around 4:30 am....so,my life schedule is way off........probably to get me started in later......coffee if stomach can handle it
@Amelia2324
Sorry to hear that your nights and mornings are so rough 💙. Coffee is stimulating but on the flipside on an empty stomach it can be irritating for your bowls. Have you considered to change to green tea or even adding cocoa powder to your coffee to make it healthier?
@amiablePeace77
thanks Ami. I've tried to drink green tea many diff times, but, I just can't get to be able to like green tea. I amy try your nice suggestion by adding in the cocoa poweder to my coffee to make it healthier. Thanks Ami
@Amelia2324
I add some lemon juice to my green tea to improve the taste. Great that you want to try adding to cocoa powder though. Let me know how it tasts to you
How I get up in the Morning 🌷The night before I try not to eat after 7:30pm. I grab my yeti with hot tea and head to ‘yoga’ class 🙏
@placidPlum3193
That is a great and healthy ritual!
What helps you to get started in the morning?
The last day of June I decided to start a list - a list I hope to do for the month of July, like an experiment to stop all my useless aimlessness and stagnation. Something to anchor and direct my endless and unstructured days.
I decided to make a "baseline three."
These three are: 1. Get dressed 2. Eat breakfast 3. Make the bed.
The hope is that by doing these acts of self/care I will interrupt getting lost in negative or anxious thoughts and procrastination and will also feel led to accomplish other household tasks.
Started off strongly the first three days with basically a full list of tasks completed. Then floundered a bit. Time to get back to it.
@parkey
I hope you get back to it tomorrow, it sounds like a very helpful way to start the day and also to support your mental health.
@amiablePeace77
Thank you. I rallied a bit even today. Bit by bit, moment by moment, I'm learning consistency and persistence. I falter but I try again. And the trying again, the getting back up - that is truly progress for me.
@parkey
You're doing great! It's not about not falling down, it's about getting up - building resilience. Be proud of yourself!
