Morning routinesare an important way to start your day and launch your productivity.
The alarm was a gunshot at the starting line, kicking off my sprint to carpe diem.
More recently, I began working on a book.
I would watch cartoons.
And it was, to say the least, unexpectedly magical.
Can you recall your morning the lineup, maybe even the times your favorite shows aired?
I had forgotten the wonder.
After I completed my animated homeworkrewatchingBeast Wars,Powerpuff Girls,Gargoyles,Dougand moreI decided to keep going.
Id watch new cartoonsCraig of the Creek,She-Ra,We Bare Bears,Haikyuu!
!to continue the feeling Id stumbled on as an adult.
Thanks to my routine of weekday morning cartoons, I found my mornings looked just a little bit brighter.
An unexpected pleasure also came from experiencing old cartoons with mature eyes.
Some had aged exceptionally well, exploring themes I didntand likely couldntcatch as a child.
So what was your favorite childhood cartoon?
What gave you that sense of adventure when youd watch before school?
Chances are episodes of it are available on YouTube or via a subscription streaming service.
Give yourself permission to wake up and shirk your responsibilities for half an hour.
That sense of adventure?
Itll hit you all the same.
Accomplishments can wait till afteryoull work better when you feel a little happier anyway.
