Claiming the Morning, Reclaiming Myself

I’ve learned that when I don’t claim my morning to write, the day slips through my fingers like fine sand. It passes in a blink, like a fast-forwarded scene, and I’m left empty-handed. I can feel it in my chest, this vague discomfort of a day lived but not captured, like I lost a conversation I was supposed to have with myself.

Just like that, I missed three days. Three days without jotting down my thoughts. And it wasn’t for lack of something to say; it never is. Life is always speaking to me, through small moments, through feelings I can’t name just yet. Three of my last posts were backdated. Patches stitched on an old journal entry, written only after I could finally sit, breathe, and let my words catch up to me.

Take yesterday, for example. I got pulled into the current of routines. It started with cooking, then running to the lab, grocery shopping. I told myself I'd rest while tidying up. That led to Netflix on the side. Then a bath. Then reading. And just like that, lights off. No words written. No inner check-in. Another day done.

So today, I’m doing it differently. I’m writing before the world demands anything from me. I’m claiming the morning as mine again. Before Whatsapp, before emails, before even checking what’s urgent. Because this right here, this writing, this talking to myself (and to you), this is what grounds me. This is what reminds me that my thoughts matter, not just my tasks.

When I make space for myself first thing in the morning, everything else feels lighter. Less performative. More rooted. It’s like placing my soul back in my body before I try to carry anything else.

And here’s what I want to remind you (and myself, again and again): prioritize yourself. Not in a selfish way, but in a soul-sustaining way. Your thoughts deserve airtime. Your inner world needs your presence. If writing isn’t your thing, maybe it’s a walk. Or music. Or prayer. But make space for it. 

Don’t wait for time to appear, coz it won’t.
We make it.
We claim it.

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