#EarlyToBedEarlyToRIDE

Yes, it says RIDE, not Rise. It’s not a typo.

I get up early. Not because I have to. Because I want to. Because I can. Because it’s important. Because I walk my talk. Because I do the thing that really is important to me and not just share it as a philosophy for clicks and likes.

I want to see sunrise. I want to be with friends. I want to go somewhere and have a cafecito with a pastelito or empenanda. I want to start my day doing something that makes me smile. That gives me joy. That makes me happy.

Something that is not social media. Something that is not email. I’m not going to a gym. Reading will never be a reason for me to get up early. Meal prep? Nah! Practicing gratitude? Not my thing. Planning my day? I did that the night before.

I want to go ride my bike!

And that means I go to bed early. It’s why I adopted the mantra of #EarlyToBedEarlyToRIDE years ago.

Originally it was about getting out to ride my bicycle. But like everything else in life things evolve………..my mantra evolved.

I do not ride my bicycle seven mornings a week - usually five. But #EarlyToBedEarlyToRIDE has evolved into something else. About doing what’s important for my mental health………..

First Thing. Every Single Day.

What’s your #EarlyToBedEarlyToRIDE?