 Good morning, and welcome to a new day. This is Scott from depression to expression and Before we get out of bed this morning Before we rush on with our days and and our thoughts So I need to stay in bed and relax where you are for the moment now. You may not be feeling fantastic You may not have a lot of energy You may not even want to get out of bed this morning, and that's okay We have time let's take our time Let's get our body and mind ready to get out of bed and to start our day right Because let's think about it You've been in bed for let's say six to eight hours. Maybe even ten hours. The body hasn't really moved and The mind has been fairly unconscious So give yourself some time now what we're gonna do is we're just gonna open our eyes And start to blink Just open them and close them open them and close them. Maybe you roll them around Look around your room wherever you're sleeping Now let's feel our toes. Let's start to wiggle our toes Up down and around Maybe move your ankles Now let's feel those fingertips feel your fingers wiggle those around start rotating your wrists circles Just getting the body warmed up while we're still in bed now with your neck Maybe on the pillow your head still on the pillow. Let's just go side to side right side stretch and the left side stretch and now what we're going to do is we're gonna take three deep breaths through the nose and Out the mouth because while we're sleeping We're usually doing shallow breaths What we want is to get some nice fresh oxygen in our body and our mind To really get the day going So what we're gonna do now is breathe through the nose on the count of three one two three and breathe Inhale and exhale through the mouth and again, let's inhale through the nose and Exhale out the mouth and one more time Let's make it a big one through the nose and exhale out the mouth perfect And you can probably already feel yourself be a little more awake. Let's keep those eyes open You can continue to move your fingers around maybe roll side to side on the mattress or couch or floor wherever you're sleeping Just get the body warmed up. Now as I said in the beginning you may not be feeling great this morning It may be hard to get out of bed There are very few people who wake up in the morning and really jump out of bed and are excited in the wee hours of the morning So it's okay that if you're tired It's okay. If you're Maybe not feeling up to the day Why don't you just think of a few things? While we're getting ready and while we're still lying down And continue to breathe and wiggle your toes and fingers while we just think about a few things I want you to think about What you're grateful for before we start the day before we get all busy and our minds start racing Think about three things that you're grateful for right now I'll give you an example I'm grateful for The shower that I'm about to have in the morning I'm grateful for The train ride to work Because the train I take is very quiet and relaxing and it's a great way to start the morning Also grateful for my dog who greets me every morning With a smile and a lick So I'd like to ask you to think of three things you're grateful for The next thing I want you to think about is What would make today a? great day When you go to bed tonight Can you look back on today? Will you be able to look back and think today was a good day? Even if you just do one thing That makes you happy even if you do one thing That you're scared of or that that challenged you or one thing that made someone else smile Think about one thing that you can do today. This can be Going to the gym Walking to work instead of taking the car. This can be smiling to a stranger or giving someone on the street corner a little bit of change Think about one thing you can do today That will make you or someone else happy Now remember to keep wiggling those toes and wiggling your body and getting ready for the day What we're gonna do now is we're gonna sit up straight On your bed if it's against your wall you can put your back against your wall or just Sit upright lean on the pillow and what we're going to do now So I'm going to Give you a few affirmations and if you can just repeat these Quietly you can whisper them you can say them in your head you can say them loudly if you're feeling energetic already Completely up to you. You're in control when you repeat these things. I love my life. I am grateful for my life I feel great But myself Today is a beautiful day. I will have control today. I will do my best today I am going to allow myself to enjoy this day Today is a beautiful day today is A beautiful day today is a beautiful day now with those affirmations Let's get out of bed take your time Scooch over to the edge of your bed and you can stand up and remember you can keep wiggling those fingers stretching your neck Do some more deep breaths There's no rush this morning take your time Allow the body and the mind to warm up remember those affirmations through the day in the morning You are who you are and you deserve this day You are who you are and You deserve this day have yourself a wonderful day Stay strong. Keep being you