Good morning Dawn-Breakers,

Happy Labor Day if you are having a day off!  But, some of us have not escaped the irony in this holiday’s title. Labor day {Work Day} If you are working today, I hope that it is on a task that lights up your spirit!

I hope you had a fantastic Week-end. Did you stay up late to toast the the stars and stretched those days as wide as they’d go?

This week’s Beautiful Mess (picture above) brings me in touch with the fun-loving, experimental side of myself. When I want to know everything, and try almost anything. When my curiosity outpaces my body and mind. When I go to bed blissfully exhausted, elated because what else did I want? Nothing. I gave it all and did it all. Those are the best days.

Leave no ink in the bottle. If you’re going to write, do it until you’ve nothing left to tell. If you’re gonna sing that song at the karaoke bar, belt it out. If you’re going to dance, let the earth rumble.

This photograph reminds me of my thirst for experience, that desire to touch our inspirations into reality, that yearning inside the player who is not content to sit on the bench, who begs to be put into the game.

Beauty over practicality. Experience over routine. When was the last time you wore mismatched socks and didn’t feel bad about it?

When you weren’t afraid of going out of doors. When you didn’t know what the day would bring and that felt really good. When you went to bed for the pleasure of waking up to another challenging, surprising, glorious day.

Kickstarters, go boldly into your week and may you kick your heels up high while doing so!

Give yourself an extra 30 minutes and have a sit-down breakfast before work. Toss that coffee, make yourself a protein shake. Skip the bus, take a walk and enjoy the last few mornings of summer. Get an extra hour of sleep. Take a bath (especially if you were up late last night). Laugh. I hope you’re dancing out of bed to a catchy tune like Sweet Pea by Amos Lee.  Bake your morning muffin the night before. Overload on inspiration at weheartit.com. Send a thank you note the old fashioned way. Leave the fruits out overnight so they’ll taste sweeter in the morning. Have a goal. Treat your screen-dazed eyes and live by candle light for one hour before going to bed. Call a family member you’ve not seen since Christmas (you’ll make their day!) Treat your desk to flowers. Stretch before you get out of bed. Get some sunshine on your lovely skin. Go for a run. Give someone a hug.

Keep the enthusiasm, keep the magic!

Do you have a special something that makes your mornings brighter? Share your tip with us in the Comments!

*Photo Credit from Blanca, Sao Paolo, Brazil