This is Optimal Living Daily episode 1346, tired of manic mornings, trade rushing around for

cultivating relationships by Caroline McGraw with RoutyKittons.com and I'm Justin Mollick.

And welcome to the podcast where I simply read blogs to you for free like a gigantic

ongoing audiobook from many different authors. Today's post being from a guest author on the Routy

Kittons site. I'll keep this intro nice and short for the Sunday episode so let's get right to it

and start optimizing your life. Tired of manic mornings, trade rushing around for cultivating

relationships by Caroline McGraw with RoutyKittons.com. If you're anything like me, you love Tammy's

My Morning View series because it speaks to you of possibility. In a world obsessed with being busy

and reminds you of what mornings could be like. When you look at her photos, you think, wow,

maybe I could start my day a little slower. I could take a picture, take a breath, take a moment

to appreciate the world around me. Nevertheless, I know how difficult it can be to actually make those

changes. But the good news is that it's possible. Even if you shoulder the responsibility of caring

for others each day, it is possible to change your morning view and cultivate strong relationships too.

A caregiver's morning view. After graduating from a top college in 2007,

I didn't seek out a traditional job. Instead, I signed on to be a live-in direct care assistant

for adults with special needs at large DC. Large, which is French for the arc, is a worldwide

organization that creates homes where people with and without intellectual disabilities share

life together in community. During my time as assistant, part of my role involved helping up to four

people get ready for work in the morning. In this capacity, I'd assist with showers and clothing

choices, make breakfast, give medications, and make sure everyone got out the door on time.

Given the high degree of responsibility, my mornings often passed in a blur. Looking back,

though, I can see an evolution of my morning view at large. When I was a brand new assistant,

...