Clyde Lee Dennis here, and today, in our seven good minutes extra segment, we're contemplating

this beautiful wisdom.

The mind at sunrise is like still water, clear, receptive, and ready to reflect whatever

you choose to place before it with focused intention.

This metaphor captures something profound about the unique opportunity that Sunrise presents for mental training and spiritual growth.

Just as still water provides the clearest reflection.

Your mind in those early morning hours offers the clearest canvas for intentional focus and conscious direction.

Think about what happens to water when it's disturbed.

The surface becomes choppy, fragmented, unable to provide a clear reflection of anything.

This is what happens to our minds throughout the day as we encounter stress,

distractions, demands, and the constant input of information and stimulation.

The natural clarity becomes obscured by the ripples of daily life.

But at sunrise, before the day's disturbances begin, your mind returns to its natural state of

stillness. This isn't emptiness, its receptivity. It's a state of alert calm, ready to receive and reflect whatever you consciously choose to focus upon.

This is why spiritual traditions throughout history have recognized dawn as a sacred time for prayer, meditation, and contemplation.

The phrase ready to reflect whatever you choose to place before it

is particularly important. Your mind at sunrise isn't just passive, it's actively receptive to

your conscious direction. This is when you have the greatest power to shape your mental state,

to plant the seeds of intention that will grow throughout your day. When you

place a clear intention before your still morning mind, it reflects back to you with unusual clarity

and power. If you focus on gratitude, you see more clearly what you have to be grateful for.

If you focus on your goals, you see more clearly the path toward achieving them.

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