How to Have a Great Morning

Go to bed when you feel sleepy the night before.  Don't try to be super(wo)man.  Just be a human being and gladly submit to your fleshy limitation.

Wake up naturally after eight hours of good uninterrupted sleep.  If you honor your body and consistently do so, your body will work with you and you both will be happy, and healthy of course, unless the Almighty has other plans for you, that is to say.

Go outside to take some fresh air in.  Look around you to appreciate His creation and what the night has done to restore the nature.  Pick up paper if your dog has not already done so for you.  No need to groom yourself just yet.  No one will notice that.  They are still asleep.

Turn on the radio and hope they will be playing Haydn's Creation.

Stand in front of your stove and slowly caramelize some onion. A beautiful cookware like Le Creuset  will certainly add joy to the process.  They say onions are good for you, and I say caramelized onions are better for you because it takes care of your soul too.  You need to stand there for about 20 minutes for this process but if you take delight in watching the onion pieces transform, you won't notice the time.  Manual labor, stirring in this case, is good for us.

Next you want to have a colorful omelette to set the tone for your day.  You scramble and add  three egg whites and one yolk to your caramelized onion so you feel good about staying low fat but getting your protein need met. You want to sprinkle some cilantro, freshly picked from your spring garden and not chopped, but snipped with your fingers before they land on your settling omelette.  This way, you eliminate having to wash the cutting board and knife, hence saving water and time and your day stays beautiful even after you eat.  Cleaning up needs to stay minimum.  Fringe benefit is that your fingers will smell cilantro after you feel the robust life in the seemingly fragile, willowy looking cilantro when you snip them.  Oh, if you want more colors, you add some diced red bell pepper, and green, and orange, if you can afford them. A dollop of double roasted salsa rojo (red) will be great if you need more perking, or simply want to be naughty.  

Make coffee and let the aroma fill your house.  Remember to time the coffee with your omelette, so you can have your first sip piping hot! Nothing is sadder than luke warm coffee.

Sit down.  Say your grace.  Offer praises and thanksgiving.  And enjoy.

One reminder.  Chew slowly.  Train yourself to be not only more ladylike, but let your senses help you appreciate His creation.  You will not only be full, but satisfied soulfully.