Well, that's interesting. "The seventh highest order of a ninefold celestial hierarchy" is not something I can comment on. I have no idea what that means, though I promise you, I am going to do some research! It does seem like if it is 7/9 (77% or a C+) it is above average in the celestial hierarchy. That has to be good, right?
And as far as "virginity or chastity, especially in women"? I am not really sure what to do with that either. I fought the urge to yell at the dictionary app on my computer, or to try and write a letter of protest to the dictionary app people (if you don't know me, FYI...I am a raging feminist liberal and this type of thing does not jive well with me).
So, in an effort to not get into a political discussion about the continuing subjugation of women and their 'value' as seen by society (a later post, I can guarantee it!), we should move back to the subject of this post: Early Mornings.
I love to get up early. I love how I feel when I start my day early. The above picture? That is from this morning when my alarm went off at 4:50am. Oh, you should have seen Boomer! I had to get my mind into motion to take the picture, so my alarm went off for a good 30 seconds as opposed to the typical 2. Boomer started to howl. I kid you not. It was like he was saying, "you may think that getting up early is virtuous, but I sure as hell don't, so shut that thing off!" So, besides the fact you start to interpret your dog's howls as complete sentences and then to fulfill their requests, which I did by turning of the alarm and apologizing, getting up in the morning is rather good.
First off, it catapults you into rock star status. Tell anyone that you got up at 4:50am to ______ (fill in the blank) people will raise their eyebrows in amazement. "You got up how early? That is incredible." And for me, since I get up that early in order to run before work, it's like I just told them I discovered the cure of overly cold dogs. It's impressive. People wish they could get up that early and be productive. It's an instant ego boost.
But how is it virtuous? Well, maybe if you get up early you won't be sleeping around with a bunch of men and therefore maintain that virtuous virginity that society insists women have (okay, sorry, I'll stop). But, seriously, getting up early allows you to greet the day. I love to "race the sun" with my early morning runs. I wake up early to allow myself a chance to do that which is good for my body and my soul. It starts the day off on the right note.
Of course, I can barely stay awake for anything after 8pm, which can be an issue in my social life. And I sometimes think other people must be up early as well and start to text "Good Morning!" while they are still happily dreaming (this is particularly problematic since I now live in the Eastern time zone and those with whom I text live a whole hour behind me. They find nothing virtuous about that behavior). And, as already stated, I may start to hear my dog talking to me in ways that others could find disturbing. But, for the most part, getting up early is a beautiful thing.
Give it a try. And if you do, give me a call! I'll be up! And come back tomorrow when I discuss my addiction...cooking shows.
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