Greet the Sun

Greetings,

I'm exploring all aspects of the morning!

From my introduction page:

Introducing The Way to Start a Day. As I did a spring cleaning of the creative corners of my house, I found a list of 100 things I wanted to do with my life that I made a few years ago. On the list- create a zine focusing on the beginning of the day. What people eat around the world, rituals that take place in the morning, sounds, sights, tastes, touches, smells, movement and chants, the prayers of monks and priestesses and gurus and sadhus, and the stories of ordinary people everywhere as they welcome the day. Whether you are hungover with too many beers from last night to waking up at dawn and doing sun salutations, I am interested in it all. The idea began and is based on the book The Way to Start a Day by Byrd Baylor, that so eloquently describes people from all over the world waking up and giving thanks for the day. So I humbly offer this online version of a zine, hoping to capture the power of a morning. You can start all over again every day.

The way to start a day is this- Go outside and face the east and greet the sun with some kind of blessing or chant or song that you made yourself and keep for early morning. -Byrd Baylor

I want your stories! Please contact me with anecdotes, diatribes, ideas, pictures, prayers, rituals, or anything else related to mornings and the beginning of a day! Email me: thewaytostartaday(at)gmail.com.