Rise and Whine: The Magick of Waking Up Without the Grump
Good morning. Or good enough morning.
Some people bounce out of bed ready to hug the whole universe like it’s a Build-a-Bear Workshop.
My husband’s one of them. Bright-eyed. Solar-powered.
Me? Some mornings feel less like a new day and more like surviving an interdimensional crash landing.
I’m not a “good morning” person. Never have been.
But I’m learning: you don’t have to wake up good. You just have to wake up real.
And there’s magick in that.
✨ 1. Ditch the “Good Morning” Myth
Stop trying to fake it.
You don’t owe the day a glittering smile.
You don’t have to rise and grind like a human motivational poster.
Some mornings, surviving is sacred enough.
Breathe before you believe anything about the day.
Let your body arrive.
Let your spirit catch up.
Waking up messy isn’t failure. It’s proof you’re still here.
🌟 2. Summon Yourself Gently Awake
The Rise and Spiral Morning Spell
🕯️ Breathe like you’re opening a door.
You’re not dragging yourself into the day — you’re inviting yourself into it.
Breathe slow. Breathe soft.
Breathe like you’re already loved.
🪶 Set Your First Intention — Segment 1
Before your feet touch the floor, whisper a small desire for this still-in-bed moment.
“Let this morning be softer than I expect.”
“Let the first thing I notice be kindness.”
Tiny. Sacred. The universe loves to say yes.
Give it a door to walk through.
✨ Stretch into Receiving
Move one part of your body. A hand. A foot. Your neck.
Stretch not to fix, but to say yes to being alive.
Whisper: “I move with intention.”
☕ Sacred First Sip — Segment 2
When you get your water, coffee, tea — pause.
Honor the sip like a small ceremony.
Smile (even if it’s a grumpy one) and think:
“Life surprises and delights me in ways I can’t yet imagine. Good things are coming.”
Even if your eyes are half-closed.
Even if you still want to punch the sun.
🎵 Soundtrack Your Spiral
Pick a song you love.
Not to force happiness—just to nudge yourself toward motion.
Let the music brush the night off your skin.
🖤 Self-Blessing Before You Step Forward
Before you start “doing things,” wrap your arms around yourself for one breath.
Say: “This body is special. This heart is ready. This day is mine to meet with wonder.”
🔥 3. Waking Up Mad? Good.
If you wake up ready to fight the sun itself—good.
You’re not broken.
You’re carrying dreams, fears, memories, and momentum into another day.
🧠 Why Waking Up Angry Happens
When you sleep, your body rests.
But your emotional set point—your vibrational home base—often floats back up before your brain kicks in.
Whatever’s been dominant—anger, fear, sadness—returns with the sunrise.
Emotional momentum is real.
It’s not weakness. It’s physics.
Imagine a river flowing in one direction.
You don’t change it by yelling.
You shift it one rock at a time.
🖤 How to Meet Your Anger Without Letting It Drag You
Plant your feet. Feel the earth—even if it’s carpet.
Breathe deep. Let it be heavier than your thoughts.
Notice: “Oh, looks like heavy storms this morning. That’s okay. I don’t have to become the storm.”
✨ Climb the Emotional Scale Gently
You don’t have to leap to joy.
Just one rung softer than rage.
Examples:
Rage ➔ Frustration
Frustration ➔ Hope for relief
Hope ➔ Curiosity about better
🪶 Tiny Morning Emotional Scale Spell
“I woke up mad.
I don’t have to stay mad.
I’m allowed to climb.
One breath. One thought. One feeling softer than this.”
🌞 4. If Someone Else Is a Morning Sprite, Bless Them
Your partner’s bouncing like a Labrador at 7 AM?
Your kid’s singing before you’ve had coffee?
Bless their chaos. Bless your smolder.
Their sunshine doesn’t cancel your slow sacred sunrise.
There’s room for both.
🕯️ 5. Your Power Lives in the Pauses
It’s not about rising fast.
It’s about rising real.
It lives in:
the breath before your feet hit the floor
the first sip like a whispered prayer
the stretch that says: “I’m still here.”
That’s enough. It always was.
🖤 Final Blessing
May your mornings rise gently with you.
May your body arrive before expectation.
May your spirit spiral upward without needing to shine on cue.
Rise and spiral, feather brain.
Not because you’re ready.
Because you’re real.
