A brighter dawn

What is, these days (for me at least), a rare Blip.

As I left the house for work this morning, I was late enough for the dawn to be bringing light and colour to the day. Behind the house where I live is a different kind of dawn - one born through a building site. Those already at work in the first frost of the year, as I was just on my way to the office, must have made their start in the dark.

Just a few minutes later, I was listening to an interview on Radio 1. It was some music star - although I didn't recognise his name. But I remember something he said. He was asked what was the first thing that he did in the morning, and the answer surprised me. His reply:

"I make a gratitude list. I write down 10 things that I am thankful for. Some of them are the same every day, but one or two are different. It gets me in the right frame of mind to start the day."

I wonder how much more light the world would seem if we all began the day - at whatever time - that way?