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Hi friends, it's Rosie here.
Welcome to Radio Headspace.
A few weeks ago, someone asked me a question I wasn't expecting.
What's the best part of your day?
And without even thinking, I said, the mornings, the very early mornings.
Not the big moments, not the launches or inbox zero.
The best part of my day is the quiet.
That in-between time right before the world fully wakes up.
When the sky is still blushing, the birds are just starting to chirp, and my matcha is still warm.
That first light, it's magic.
I get my best ideas during this time.
The phrases that become meditations, the little memories that turn into stories.
They seem to rise to the surface effortlessly.
Like they were already there, just waiting for me to be still enough to notice.
It's more like a memory than something I'm creating.
Has that ever happened to you?
For me, there's something about that morning rhythm.
But it didn't always exist.
For a long time, I blew right past it.
I was too busy, too wired, too tired.
In fact, I remember a time when I was doing everything right on paper.
I was checking boxes, leading sessions, writing content, doing the whole high-functioning, overachiever thing.
And then one morning, I had a full-on meltdown in a parking lot.
I had spilled my blueberry smoothie in the car, like really spilled it.
The lid popped off and I watched helplessly as it slowly oozed into the cup holder, the seams of the seat and those impossible little crevices.
To this day, I still find dried speckles of blue when the sun hits just right.
I was already running late to a meeting I didn't want to go to in the first place.
And right on cue someone texted me urgent for the fifth time that week about something that surprise, wasn't urgent at all.
I sat in the car holding the steering wheel and thought, what is this even for?
That afternoon, I went to visit my tia who lives in Boyle Heights.
She's in her 70s now and still grows lavender and tomatoes on her little porch.
When I told her I had just had a stressful day, she didn't give me advice.
She just handed me a cinnamon tea and said, tomorrow, wake up early.
Sit outside.
Look at the sky.
That's it.
Don't think.
Just look.
So the next morning, I did.
I got up before the sunrise, wrapped myself in a blanket and sat on the porch with my tea and no expectations.
The sky did not disappoint.
It shifted from navy to periwinkle to gold in slow motion.
A single bird flew by.
The city was quiet.
I felt like I was inside a painting.
And for the first time in weeks, I felt still.
No urgency.
No performing.
No next.
Just light and breath.
And a sense of remembering something I didn't even know I'd forgotten.
That morning changed me.
It planted the seed for what I now call my sunrise practice.
It's not fancy, but it's everything.
Here's how it works.
No phone, no rush.
Just sit by the window or step outside.
Breathe, watch, feel.
Let yourself notice the details.
The way the light moves across the wall.
The coolness of the air. the sound of silence or birds, or even the occasional early garbage truck.
You don't have to be a morning person to do this.
You don't even have to meditate or journal or do anything productive.
You just have to notice.
In positive psychology, there's a term for this, savoring.
It's the act of intentionally soaking in a positive experience.
Research shows that that savoring boosts well-being, strengthens memory and helps protect against anxiety and depression.
And from a neuroscience perspective, there's something really interesting going on in your brain in the early morning hours.
Your brain is in an alpha-theta wave state right between sleep and full wakefulness.
That's your most intuitive, creative, generous mind.
You might get flashes of insight.
You might suddenly remember something meaningful.
Or maybe nothing happens at all, except you feel better.
That counts too.
So often we chase clarity and inspiration by doing more scrolling more, researching more, pushing harder.
But sometimes the clarity's already there.
It just needs silence to surface.
Let the morning show you.
You might be surprised by what comes through.
And if you're looking for some extra support today, check out the morning pause meditation in the app.
That's it for today, friends.
I'd love to know what your version of this moment is.
Is it the quiet sunrise?
A walk around the block?
The last few sips of tea at night? send me a message on Instagram at Rosie Acosta and let me know.
Until then, I'll see you back here soon.
