1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: Good Morning. This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to watch the sun rise or set. 4 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: If you're in the Northern Hemisphere these days, the rising 5 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: and setting happen at times that you are probably awake, 6 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: and seeing this daily miracle can connect you to nature 7 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: and be a great occasion for awe. Today's tip, like 8 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: a few others I've talked about lately, comes from Melissa's 9 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: Stagonus's book Everyday Mindfulness. This book features over a hundred 10 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: ideas for building moments of calm and observation into daily life. 11 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,520 Speaker 1: Tip number sixty eight is to watch the sun rise 12 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: or set. Watching the sun rise and set is a 13 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: simple practice that can feel so magical. Melissa writes, not 14 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: only can you observe the opening and closing of the day, 15 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: but you also get a front row seat to a 16 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: live art show in the sky. As we all know, 17 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: even a relatively modest sunrise or sunset can be beautiful. 18 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: The good ones can just blow your mind. And the 19 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: crazy thing is we get two opportunities a day to 20 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: see this wow. In other words, attending this awe inspiring 21 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: show is pretty easy. Check your weather app to see 22 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: when the sun is rising and setting over the next 23 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: few days. Choose a day when there won't be complete 24 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: cloud cover, then go outside or sit near a big 25 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: window and watch. In my neck of the woods, the 26 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 1: sun is rising around six forty am and setting around 27 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: four pm these days, and so it's not like this 28 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: requires waking up at four am or anything. But it's 29 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: easy enough not to pause and notice, because hey, the 30 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: sun does rise and set every day, Thank goodness, it 31 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: all this happens, so it's easy not to notice it 32 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: happening this morning. On the other hand, I watched. I 33 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: woke up at four am because the baby woke up 34 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: and he went back to sleep, but I did not, 35 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: so I went to my desk and worked from five 36 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: to seven am. During that time, I made sure the 37 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: curtains were fully open, and I kept looking up from 38 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: my desk as the sky brightened and then turned orange 39 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: and pink before finally going blue for the day. If 40 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: mornings are rushed, the sunset might be more doable. If 41 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: the sunset happens during your work day, which might be 42 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: the case in winter, plan to take a fifteen minute 43 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: break around the sunset to get outside and see it. 44 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 1: We need breaks anyway, and we should get some physical activity. 45 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: Watching a sunset can add a moment of awe to 46 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 1: even a normal afternoon. In any case, this is so 47 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: easy to do. We just have to do it. So today, 48 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: look at the sunrise and sunset times and commit to 49 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: pausing in your day to watch one of them. Coffee 50 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 1: on the back porch watching the sunrise, a late afternoon 51 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: walk to see the sunset if you'd like. This is 52 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: a great opportunity for gratitude for the sheer marvel of 53 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: this planet, for these extravagant displays of beauty that are 54 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: there for free for everyone. Melissa writes that you can 55 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,959 Speaker 1: simply sit in silence, appreciating how the light transforms the 56 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: guy while remembering that you are part of a magnificent 57 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: world an infinite universe. Sounds good to me. In the meantime. 58 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 59 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to 60 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: hear from you. You can send me your tips, your questions, 61 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook 62 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: and Instagram at Before Breakfast Pod. That's b E. The 63 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: number four. Then Breakfast p o D. 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