Early to Bed, Early to Rise!

Over the past several years, I find I’m getting up earlier in the morning …and, I actually like it.  This all started about the time I changed my eating habits and began to lose a little weight.  It’s funny, I now find it easier to go to bed early at night, I’m sleeping much better, and I have more energy for each new day.  In addition, I believe this has increased my productivity during the day.  I look forward to getting up early each day, saying my prayers, reading good books, pondering, and meditating.

The routine boils down to the following:
          • Go to bed early each night (about the same time each day).
          • Get up “early” each morning (that is, “Don’t Sleep in!”).
          • Exercise and/or stretch for a short period (you decide).
          • Get cleaned up (e.g., shave, shower, and dress in clean clothes).
          • Go to a preselected quiet place in your home (i.e.; a quiet place/a special place).
          • Kneel and subdue your spirit before Heavenly Father.
          • Talk with God in a reverent, prayerful, terms (be open and honest).
          • When finished, wait briefly for possible Spiritual inspiration and guidance.
          • When you’re ready, begin to read and ponder the holy scriptures.  As you read, anticipate inspiration from the Holy Spirit.
          • After you have read sufficiently, continue to sit quietly in your spot and meditate for a short while on the thoughts and feelings you’ve received; and consider some of your blessings and challenges ahead.

When you find the “right” place in your home, it is wise to return to that same spot each time you study and pray.  So, make it a routine to return to your “special place” for private prayer, study and meditation.  I have discovered the wisdom of what we read in the scriptures, “…retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated.” (D&C 88:124)


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