The inner clock relentlessly announces the day. It brings awareness back to the mind and sharpens the perception of one’s own body, which, heavy as rock, fights against fatigue, gravity and the resisting mind. Caught between dream and reality, the self struggles for clarity. The thought of fragrant coffee breaks through the drowsiness. It awakens body and mind alike, an everyday ritual that bridges the gap between night and day and heralds the start of the daily routine. Nothing is different from yesterday, only the state of mind and emotions dance to their own rhythm. Outside, there is the same darkness, the same hectic hustle and bustle of those in a hurry, shadows flitting through the twilight. The same weather in an intermediate state of rain and snow, indecisive like thoughts and feelings on waking. Inside, agitation and restlessness rage. They wait impatiently to be soothed by the daily monotony, while deep inside the longing for something new and unknown whispers. Every morning: a rebirth, an opportunity, a struggle. The wheel of life keeps turning, inexorably, balancing act between habit and change, caught in the eternal dance of light and shadow.

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