I was going to be lazy this morning. Actually, I was. Staying up too late last night led to sleeping in this morning. However, my biological clock got me up at my usual time, and I couldn’t really get back to a good sleep. In essence, I just wasted time laying in bed.

Finally, I gave up on trying to catch a few extra z’s and reluctantly left my bed and got ready for the day. Once I was made decent enough to expose myself to the masses, I sat on my bed and contemplated my next move.

My initial thought was to head to a nearby restaurant for some breakfast and coffee where I could crack open a good book and leisurely read on the open patio. There was a sense of pleasure associated with that idea as if just thinking about the experience released dopamine in my brain.

The second option was to do what I should do and stay at home to save some money and make breakfast myself and not drink copious amounts of coffee. I had bought a bunch of organic food from the store that I had intended on making for myself, and here I was about to abandon my plans on the first day.

You see, I’ve been reading How to Eat, Move and be Healthy, by Paul Chek which is by far the best book on health I have ever read. That book is so eye-opening and shockingly informative that it almost scares you into being healthy. Once you know you cannot forget.

The problem with the restaurants around me is that most of the food that is served is food that I now know that I shouldn’t be eating, and I know I shouldn’t be drinking coffee either, at least not in the amounts I normal do, and not with all the extra stuff in it.

I was thinking lazy and started my day off lazy and so the restaurant option was the most appealing. I sat there weighing the options when I thought, it’s not good for you. I felt the truth of the words and without thinking about it anymore, I rose from my seat and went straight to the kitchen and got to work on breakfast.

I didn’t give myself time to think about it anymore. I was just moving until I was too invested in cooking to even consider going out to eat as an option any longer. I put on some music, opened the windows to get some fresh air, and I cooked myself an excellent and healthy breakfast.

Surprisingly enough, I had a blast doing it. And that little morale boost lifted my spirits and completely turned my day around. I felt my energy levels rise and shortly after my breakfast, I went to work out and hit a new personal record at the gym.

The whole day was great, and it’s all because I acted out of self-love and not out of laziness. It only took that one act to turn my whole day around. So the next time you’re having a lazy or a bad day, do one thing out of self-love and see where it takes you. You might be surprised.

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