Literally ringing in the New Year

A pre-dawn symphony to start the new year.

I woke up quite early this morning, which was a good thing because there was so much to do before leaving for the train station and our trip to Assisi.

But what was really cool was opening the window before dawn (preparing to energize) and hearing church bells and bird song.

It somehow felt like an auspicious beginning to 2025.

Pre-dawn awakening

Ramesha often wakes up in the wee hours of the night and can’t go back to sleep, so he gets up and does his morning meditation practices — at 2:30 or 3:30 am — then goes back to bed.

Well, last night was my turn to have trouble sleeping, finally getting up at 3:30 am. I read my book for a while; drank some chamomile tea; and meditated.

But instead of going back to bed I figured it was a rare opportunity to shift myself to more of an “early to bed and early to rise” routine.

I was pretty pooped all day, but I’m hoping it will prove to be worth it.