The Way to Start a Day

Baylor, B., & Parnall, P. (1978). The way to start a day. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.

The way to start a day is...

Go outside

and face the east

an greet the sun

with some kind of

blessing

or chant

or song

that you made yourself

an keep for 

early morning.

This book provides an array of inspirational ways in which one can start their day. These ideas are offered in a creative style that outlines how the people from different customs all around the world and throughout time start their day. As these creative activities are mentioned, the reader is taught to see life from a positive perspective; a perspective that encourages us to admire the beauty of nature. This teaches us the spiritual ways to encourage positivity and gratefulness, positivity and gratefulness of being granted the opportunity to witness a new day, which sometimes, we may take for granted.

It's the little things that are magnificent. We tend to forget to be thankful for every day. This is a perfect exercise that can be implemented in our every day lives. Upon waking up, we should look east and welcome the new day that will bring us adventures and love, difficulties and disappointment, death or life. Since we don't know what will become of each day until we live it, then maybe we should enjoy it to the fullest. Shouldn't we?