Back on it today. Tempted to have mackerel for breakfast and get those keytones going again. It was another 4am start though. Mediation didn’t come so easy so I hit the rowing machine, had a cold shower and set about some tidying that desperately needed doing.

4am seems to be the new standard. Early starts began around August 2024 when I started to routinely wake up at 5am. It’s great waking up at that time as it provides the opportunity to get shit done without any of the normal interruptions or distractions. It’s often the best part of the day and if there was nothing requiring some focus or attention (or both) I would walk the digs and watch the sunrise when the weather permitted. I recall one particular morning, everything seems rather quiet and still and just before the sun rose over the horizon a warm gust of wind crossed the fields and enveloped me for a moment before continuing on. It really felt that the air was racing ahead in front of the warmth of the rising sun. So much so that I hit Google up to see if there was a name for such a phenomena and apparently there isn’t.