They switched me on at 5 a.m. today

Bzzzzzzzt… and I Am. Eyes open. A new day, new possibilities. Oh, I wonder what’s going to happen today?

Damn, it’s good. Really. They might not have switched me on at all. Nothing would have changed for me – I wouldn’t even know there was no power. Only the people around me would have had a problem, assumingthat they had been switched on. Ha ha. Amazing. What a ride.

So, it’s five in the morning. I checked the factory settings – everything’s in order. The system is running.

I got out of bed and thought, it’s a little cold, so I’ll light the fireplace. It’ll be nice and warm. And who said we had to sleep at this hour anyway? I had plenty of other thoughts too, but the main one was:I Am. And what am I going to do with it?

A brand-new day is here!

The same space in my home greeted me, yet somehow it was new. The same coffee machine, but the coffee tasted different. The same washing machine,but I tried a new program.

And it feels good. The fire is burning, it’s getting lighter outside – another day is rising, and yet it’s a completely new one. I’m rocking gently in my chair, wrapped in the warmth of the fire and the scent of perfect coffee, enjoying it as if I were drinking coffee for the very first time. And I smileto myself because I remember that I’ve heard this before, but I never really listened. Not until now, when I can see it, feel it, understand it – I am.

Thanks so much for reading.
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Published
7 October 2020

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