{"id":2398,"date":"2009-02-18T08:32:28","date_gmt":"2009-02-18T12:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=661"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:56","slug":"waking-up-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2009\/02\/waking-up-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"Waking Up Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-664\" title=\"alarm-clock\" src=\"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/files\/2009\/02\/alarm-clock-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"alarm-clock\" width=\"146\" height=\"136\" \/>I woke up early this morning &#8212; unusual for me &#8212; and was unable to go back to sleep.\u00a0 By the time my alarm went off I was wide awake and eager to meet the day.<br \/>\nI got out of bed filled with an excitement and sense of optimism.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know where that came from, or why.\u00a0\u00a0 And I have no idea where it will lead me today.\u00a0 Yet I am grateful.\u00a0 I know that whatever happens for me today will be far better and more fun than if I awoke feeling crabby!<br \/>\nDo you ever have days like this?\u00a0 Where you wake up and know &#8212; just KNOW &#8212; that you&#8217;re going to have a fabulous day?<br \/>\nStand Tall. 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