Are You Tired of Waking up to the “Awfuls?”

Transforming mornings, especially this morning, created an awakening—not a brand-new revelation, but a truth that’s been quietly lingering in the background of my awareness. Today, it stepped forward into full focus: for years, I’ve been waking up anticipating… awfulness.

Sometimes it appears as a vague, low-level dread. Sometimes it’s the quiet ache of aging—the sense of endings rather than beginnings. Other times, it takes the shape of worry: about the state of the world, the environment, the children, the future. Different masks, but the same undercurrent—dread masquerading as concern.

That youthful feeling of invincibility is long gone. In its place, I’ve developed a subtle habit of rising each day expecting something less than joy, less than possibility. A heaviness has been greeting me with the sunrise.

I’ve been aware of this morning negativity for a while, but today was different. It was as if I were looking at a softly faded image on a website, suddenly overlaid with a bold, blazing headline:

“Wake up!  You’re waking up in dread—transforming mornings with intention and joy instead.”

That was my turning point.

The truth is, no matter how I’ve tried to reframe it over the years, I’ve still been starting my days in dread. And while I’ve worked on myself and my life, the shifts have been subtle—because the underlying tone never changed. I wasn’t trapped in deep depression or heavy negativity, so the contrast wasn’t dramatic. But the persistence was unmistakable.

Now, this inner headline has become my clear, daily intention. I can choose how I start my day. I can rise with joyful anticipation. I can smile at the infinite possibilities hidden in each unfolding moment. I can greet the morning with love instead of fear.

In that moment of conscious choice, I am no longer living from habit—I am fully awake.  I am transforming mornings from dread to joy.

This shift brings immediacy. When I move from dread to delight, from worry to wonder, I instantly feel the power of presence. A new life begins right then.

Now, when the old pattern tries to creep in, I see it clearly. I meet it with awareness, then replace it with a brand-new vision: a brand-new life, filled with clarity, confidence, courage, joy, abundance, and inspiration.  I am indeed transforming mornings into joy for the day.

The way you begin your morning is the way you begin your life.

SMILE.

More on waking up with joy.  Check out Dr. Joe Dispenza
Wake up to the morning with joy.
And let your life follow.