How to Get Out of Bed in the Morning

[@1penianne]

I went through a bout of severe depression, was hospitalized for a time. The biggest influence that turned the corner to healing was making my bed when I got up. I know it's weird but I figured if I could accomplish that 1 thing I could maybe do something else and I would be worth something. I would have value. I still struggle with the illness but have never been to that depth again. It is a beginning, a step, a positive step.

[@filipkarwowski6510]

Good on you! God bless

[@user-mf7gc9nu6o]

Gods leading the way! Saint Mother Teresa did this simple but amazing thing everyday when she woke up, she said, “Good Morning Jesus” It does wonders to say hi to Our Lord and Savior. Hope this helps you! ✝️

[@celestin777]

God bless you!

[@candicehealy1629]

💗 God bless you 💗

[@filipkarwowski6510]

Hey friends, please pray for me that I can find a job and get my life started. I’m not one to get scared or nervous or show emotion, but I just feel like laying bed all day right now cause I’m scared of the future. God bless 🙌🏻✝️

[@vstu7643]

This is sign of depression..... get up and into shower within fifteen minutes. Have a plan no matter how mundane..... 🙏🏼for you.

[@praytherosaryeveryday2709]

Pray the rosary daily, consecrate yourself to Mary, ask her to lead and guide your life and you will in time find out what you were put on earth to do. Don't dispare or fall to any negative emotions that the devil can keep you in. Pray,hope and don't worry, Jesus made you and he is there for you but you have to pray every day

[@laci2889]

Remember, God does never give you a bigger challange than what you can take on. God has a perfect plan for everyone, including you, my friend. Stay persistent.

[@francesfmoohimccarthy8192]

@LC F. 0

[@rosariomostrales688]

🙏

[@EssentialSisterhood]

Fr. Mark-Mary, could you do a series of videos on a day in your life?! I have a 9 year old who is very curious what it is like to be a friar!

[@tinak9799]

“The smallest thing when done for the love of God is priceless.” - St. Teresa of Avila

[@TheFireMage100]

Im secular but one thing a highly appreciate about those who guide people through religion is that practising to help people through life helps even those of us who dont believe. Amazing rhetoric to convince me to stop me lounging around

[@tessl6750]

It's so nice to have words of wisdom broken down into manageable bites, instead of long preachings that feel so overwhelming and unattainable... Especially in today's day and age. Thank you for this!

[@marcberube3729]

Very apt timing for me. I'm a seminarian in my first day back at seminary. I'm facing adjusting my sleep schedule back to getting up at 6 after it kinda spiralling into a late schedule during Christmas break at home. If you read this, say a prayer for me and my brothers! We are about to go into a silent retreat to start the semester.

[@etzdeir9745]

I will keep you in my prayers and you do the same for us, the lay people, who need lots of prayers as well.

[@vstu7643]

Such honesty! It is a common “college” problem. Computer video games is the major culprit!

[@mariaesparza4067]

making my bed almost climbing out of it, is the best way to keep moving. I agree, it helps me get organized and when i'm at work, i can not sit and leave something undone. Thank you Father. God bless you.

[@michellelin3948]

Slothful....That's me. I need this. Thank you and pray for me father.

[@TT-ik3zq]

I’ve been making my bed everyday for 30 days and I can tell u it works!!!! It’s led me to working out daily and reading/studying my Bible daily.. try it ❤️

[@IONov990]

That's excellent.

[@EloraSelah]

Getting up and making your bed right??

[@vitoriamaria1871]

It's so good when the spiritual things are translated to our real life, day by day. I think that's the secret!

[@etzdeir9745]

Funny fact, I am from Central America and when my siblings and I were kids, our grandmas use to tell us that "if we did not make our beds as soon as we got up, "the 'diablo' would come and dance on our beds." That is all it took, the four of us would make our beds as soon as we got up - we were so excited to seize the day, so we would spring out of bed. Till date, we all make our beds right after we get up.

[@oz9063]

I'd probably do it everyday too if that's what they told me. Sadly my grandma did not and now I'm a bit lazy to do it sometimes 😅

[@epic5945]

When I wake up I tell Jesus he already knows what sins I’ll commit that day so I apologize and I ask him to help me refrain from the sins and to close my mouth and close other’s ears.

[@biancacoronel8639]

I found this so lovely, thank you so much for sharing! and if you don't mind i would love to use it as a morning prayer too. God bless!

[@epic5945]

@@biancacoronel8639 Sure thing. Glad it inspired you. God bless you too.

[@cuauhtemocmorisco3493]

Imagine Jesus in heaven is sleeping and hasn't even woke up yet? And your stuck talking to yourself?🤣🤣🤣

[@suec2297]

Father Mark-Mary I So needed that - pineappples and tupperware ! I have been blown away by all your scholarly refernces in recent weeks, but I gotta tell you the reality of whole pineapples left untouched and food on top of the tupperware is where the rubber hits the road of my attempt to live my faith. If not too personal may I share I have been praying for you especially since Father Malachy went to be in another place. Thank you for your faithfulness to a weekly connection and for the making up the mercy moment as a second chance to misisng the heroic moment.

[@baseballmomof8]

If the coffee pot goes off at 6am I’m jumping out at 6:08. The key is having that coffee pot within smelling distance 😀👍🏻☕️🙏🏻

[@phyllisblasser9350]

You've just help me to seriously think of a Lenten activity!!

[@etzdeir9745]

I am in minute 7:03 and I just want to thank you for this video. I would say I am a person who likes to pray daily and I pray while on my commute early in the morning. Because of Covid19 and the holiday travel, I am working from home this week and resume my normal hectic schedule on Tuesday this coming week. I need to sleep but I seldom get enough hours, mainly because sometimes it is hard to organize my time and I end up trying to do too much at the same time either at work or at home. This week I have messed up my schedule since I am at home and I do not have to get up at 04:45 to get ready and commute, but I know next week will be brutal, so your video is REALLY helpful and welcome. I agree with one of the people commenting that "going to bed earlier makes a huge difference." That is really what I need to work on. I insist on leaving my kitchen clean every night, everything in its place so in the morning I do not waste time finding things (there have been times when I have forgotten very important things when I don't leave everything ready at night...), but the "pineapples and tupperware" really rang a bell to me because that is the exact thing that happens at my home, everything "is too much work to do," and I end up "cutting the pineapples" all the time. Yes, I complain in my thoughts and sometimes I say it, but then I try to offer that as a "small token of appreciation" for what God does for me. The problem is that lately it causes me to stretch my day to the point I get little sleep and it is so hard to wake up in the morning. I have made my bed right after I get up since I was probably 8 years old :-), so I will try working really hard at going to bed early - I love to start my day with a bit of exercise and that is "my first cup of coffee." I will add the motivation of reading a bit of the Bible right after I wake up and see if that helps. Anyhow, so sorry for this long post. Just wanted to thank you and thank the comments for the tips.

[@GuadalupePicasso]

I find it helpful to have a short, morning offering to pray, giving, dedicating the day to God. In my personal prayer life, I am committed to praying orthros (morning prayer), according to the Byzantine Rite, each day. For those unfamiliar with this version of morning prayer, it’s fairly long, and requires a commitment, as I have to wake up early enough to pray this before work. But, sometimes, in that confusing state of grog in the morning, it feels insurmountably undesirable. So, I have a few prayers of dedication that I pray before my icons of Christ, the Theotokos, and a few others. I then pray the dedication prayer (which I can happily share if anyone wants to see the prayer itself), followed immediately by the Nicene Creed. Only then do I go downstairs to make coffee. While coffee is brewing, I pray another series of morning offering-esque prayers, including the scriptures for the day, and a few prayers specifically for the saint of the day, and/or the festal season, if my church is in the midst of one. At that point, I then take a cup of coffee back to my room, periodically nursing it as I now pray orthros. For me, it’s kind of like having coffee with Jesus, my eternal bridegroom, such as spouses may drink coffee together in the morning, before getting to their daily responsibilities.

[@robwhite9106]

Hi fr mark mary nice to see you again i just love your videos. God bless you 🙏 from Rob whitehouse from Wales uk 🇬🇧

[@celeste31]

This simple action lays a foundation for the day. Sometimes very difficult, but I love your “2nd chance” idea. Mercy activated!

[@dianebalch5369]

Fr. Mark-Mary: thanks so much for this! Excellent. Just want to add that for me, the heroic moment is going to bed. Then it's easy to get up at the prescribed time.

[@MinaLobo]

You're so right, Father Mark-Mary--one win begets another, no matter how little. Poco a poco...

[@angelataplin5671]

You are so on the money with this, Fr Mark-Mary! Thank you 🙏🏻 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@rebeccaservais8115]

my brother and i get up every morning to take the dog for a morning walk at 6 (even when there's flooding on the meadow or it's dark) and that 1st hour of the day outdoors always wakes me up and gets me ready for the day. Doing something that has to be done, that you enjoy, early on always helps.

[@adventurewithneen7002]

I’m making my bed now everyday now. Thanks so much Father for this insight.

[@renitafernandes2678]

I needed this. The whole lockdown thing last year made me sluggish. From waking up at 5.55 am and going for daily Mass to waking up now at 7! 😥 Thank you Father! It touches the heart and easier to follow advice when it's kind like this and not preachy.

[@blujeans9462]

So funny - but so true! I'm so happy, after 50 years of alarm clocks, I've earned the 'right' to get up when my body wants to - which isn't much later than my working-days life - but it sure feels great!! :-) Ah yes, the making-the-bed routine feels so good - especially when you get ready to go back to bed later that night. Just being greeted by a pile of rumpled bed sheets just gives you a negative feeling before you even start. Lol! Great video, as always, Fr. :-)

[@yustmeok]

For us instead of pineapples are grapes, when they're dirty and with the vine they go bad, but as soon they are clean and dry in tupperware in the fridge to snack on they can be gone in one day. Oh the little battles. Great reflection Fr. Mark-Mary. "Poco a poco vamos a llegar!" Dios te bendiga

[@charmendro]

Just as I’m trying to fix my sleep schedule before school, this video comes out. Great! Thanks God for the morivation!

[@dannytracey9044]

This video was made for me😂😂

[@lukemccann]

lol

[@MissILZ]

God bless this guys, making our life better!😁

[@gabriel_jahseh231]

Dito

[@caw7007]

And also for me. 🤣

[@louisekulaga24]

This is genius! Practical too! And a wonderful application of discipleship! Thanks Fr Mark!

[@mirtham2372]

AWESOME! THANK YOU FATHER! SO SIMPLE AND YET SO PROFOUND; IT CAN BE APPLIED TO EVERY AREA IN OUR LIFE.

[@jcd5979]

I am thankful for hearing this. I really hope we could all live this out. I am starting my work on monday and I need to wake up at 4 am everyday.

[@danielleellitson4870]

It was apparently revealed to St. Elizabeth Anne Seton that all the good actions by people since the beginning of mankind, choosing the good and rejecting evil contributed to Mary being born as the perfect consolation (me paraphrasing). So that must mean that all the good actions not only chain react in your own life, but in the whole of everything that exists to counteract the effects of the evil which in it’s turn affects everything that exists. I think of the earth opening up to swallow the blood of Abel. The earthquake at the death of Jesus is proof that creation cracks open when we sin, and so does it heal when we choose against sin. So making your bed is way more profound than any of us realize. It pushes back evil and sets things right.

[@WordsPictures997]

This is the best case for making your. bed. Now it makes sense 😂. Thank you Fr. Mark - Mary!

[@JoeyGirardin]

Ladies and gentlemen, this man is what Christianity looks like

[@papalseamstress]

Thank you, Father. Perfectly expressed. 😇

[@angelacross2216]

Another reward for making one’s bed every morning is that it is so nice to slide into a well made bed every night.

[@cuauhtemocmorisco3493]

After a long day from work or school it is

[@imommtube]

All home mother knows this and how everybody else avoid little work that we compensate with our time, is part of showing love for our families

[@annemykytyn]

Thanks, fr. Mark-Mary!🧡 Tomorrow morning!🙌🏻

[@morphosis7655]

How did it go?!

[@annemykytyn]

@@morphosis7655 , it’s awesome. I didn’t get up at the heroic moment, but the mercy moment became my “heroic”)

[@susankesia1783]

Complain@making up my bed and waking up early has been my name since childhood! @2nd thoughts I’ll try it literally on Workday. Thanks father.

[@pandafam0416]

Dude I've been getting out of bed at 11 for a week, this is very good timing!

[@rudya.hernandez7238]

Funny you mention how making my bed can mean a lot because i noticed this week how something I've been doing for months actually is an indication of my spiritual willingness.

[@celestinehale8801]

Bold of Father to assume that I can manage to even open my eyes in the morning let alone move blankets

[@bandcampkid07]

Always appreciate how you teach. Keep it up!

[@karenc9535]

In case no one has told you lately Father, you rock. ❤️

[@britpoppansy]

I find it very funny that I was just contemplating actually getting up and active or going back to bed since it's the weekend and then my fingers "accidentally" clicked on this video. Divine guidance? lol

[@julietrue3428]

"I kinda live like I'm camping" 😂 .. Love this! Going to work on more discipline, starting with making my bed. The alarm clock thing is going to be challenging but let's go for it 💪🏼

[@wanda18221]

Yes, I agree. Another thing that eventually led to my getting organized was that I decided never to leave dirty dishes in the sink. It either gets hand washed or it goes into the dishwasher. This simple thing spiraled into minimizing and Marie Kondoing my life. I also used to WAY overestimated how much effort things take. Definitely getting started is the hardest part.

[@jenellemascarenhas9690]

Yasss 🙌🏼 Just what I needed. God’s reminder for me. Thanks Fr Mark-Mary, God bless you. 😁

[@josephjackson1956]

If it’s impossible to wake up right away, try considering going to bed earlier! I have to wake up at 2 AM for my job (which starts at 3), so any snooze will make me late. The earlier I get to bed helps me considerably!

[@marielou2365]

Well, you got my respect for that - keep going 💪💪

[@piodominichartnett]

That's inspiring. What's your ideal time to get to bed (for mornings when you have to wake up at 2), and what's your usual time you get to bed in practice?

[@candicehealy1629]

Your work starts at 3am! 😱fair play to you! That's tough going.

[@Twilightblade7]

Thank you for calling me out. Lord knows I need it >_< Please pray for me and my family

[@andiebrodie3936]

Thanks Father, i will try please God, in the morning

[@Shiftyy0012]

Thank you, folding is fun. Make your bed trust.

[@CatholicZola]

I am very bad at holding to the heroic moment. St Josemaria Escriva, pray for me! 🙏

[@njerimatenjwa5467]

I'm good for heroic work later in the day.

[@CatholicZola]

@@njerimatenjwa5467 same 🥴🫣

[@17CW68fNv]

This is so true! I've been trying to get up earlier, and have succeeded so far, but I think making the bed right away also makes it easier, cause I can't get back in it again! God Bless.

[@teresaangelindeleon813]

thank you i just needed this and clicked right away when i saw it in my notifs :) 7:04 "choose the good even though it requires effort." 7:25 "zero effort, but that's not Christian" make your bed :)

[@darbuck7577]

As always fun, timely and beautiful. Love you

[@BrendaZimmermans]

EXCELLANT! Love the pineapple.... so so true, great visual, great analogy. I started making my bed years ago and it IS a spring board to a productive day!

[@fidelisfaber4961]

Wow, Fr Mark Mary can cut up a pineapple in 90 seconds? Please can we have a demo? It takes me about 10 minutes to do it properly and get all the spiny bits out but now I wonder whether I'm doing it wrong. And I'm definitely doing my waking up wrong, but I knew that already. Thank you, I'd like to start tidying my bedroom every morning for Lent.

[@christophewakim3587]

I needed this so much thanks

[@johnchan5748]

Spot on 🙏🏼👍Great spiritual advice

[@theclapaolini4322]

Fr Mark l love what you said l do hope people do that their life will be truly a great life.closer to God for sure I do what you do and believe me it forms a stronger character and a certain satisfaction and peace.

[@josephschlink2729]

Wow. This goes right with what I am going through in my life right now. Thank you.

[@rosyflory2303]

Thank u fr Mark Mary I like the video im very happy to hear your explanation god bless you Amen 🙏

[@caryulmer5578]

Thank you for this Fr. Mark-Mary. I really needed to hear it now.

[@p_janja]

I really needed to hear this right now! Thanks for the encouragment!

[@godu722]

Getting this video at this time for me is supernatural🙆

[@estherchan7022]

Thank u very much for your inspiring message. It also helped encourage me to think about working on the habit of procrastination.

[@Barbara-g3r]

Great video! I do make my bed right away but I need to extend that to many other things. I am newly admitted to the OFS and have so much to learn so laziness is not a good thing with my studies or my home!

[@jbads1989]

Totally right, it’s so real I couldn’t help but laugh.

[@mirtham2372]

SO TRUE!!!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙌

[@rachelgomes6470]

this was what I needed, thank you

[@joannhacker9120]

My husband read a book of a marine that recommended this. He attempted it for a while but not long enough to make it a habit. It makes my day better. Never thought of it in a spiritual way but I guess that makes sense too. Thank you for this.

[@carmelgratiadei]

Thank you! I really needed this.

[@antonyjoseph5592]

ThankGod...ForAnsweringMyPrayerThroughThisVideo

[@tamasstegner4081]

Brilliant advice! Practical and spiritual at the same time! Thank you very much! ☺

[@wilfredmacharia7124]

I feel super encouraged by this.

[@wilfredmacharia7124]

🙂.......... The timing of this video is 🤯🤯

[@julialopes5054]

Thanks, Fr! God bless you for this video!

[@maryhurtig3731]

This is just what I needed. Thank you sooo much 🙏🙏🤗

[@KeyboardSourceError]

I know your message only meant well, but the whole time it felt like the video was screaming “WAKE UP CALL!”. This actually has been a tough frog for me to swallow going into the New Year. Thank you Fr. Mark-Mary, I pray that I may build the momentum of effort and purpose in my days.

[@Commelaviepasse]

This is my new year resolution!! :D

[@dorisodonnell2948]

Oh Father, you crack me up! Guess I’m a hero, I get up early each day and make my bed. The pineapple and food in Tupperware was funny. Makes me think of how the toilet paper roll is empty, and people won’t take a couple of seconds to replace it. Love your videos. God bless you!

[@dianavasile8067]

Thank you

[@mazikode]

Thank you great advice!

[@njejlester1603]

Thank you!!!

[@myralongoria9940]

Thank you 😊

[@I_am_dovakin]

This reminds me so much about what I learned years ago in school. There was this one teacher who there was just something different about him. So one day he taught our class about laziness. He said lazy people end up doing more work. We all had this puzzled expression on our faces. He said lazy people finish last and do more work to finish it. Like piling wood for example. If you work hard and take your time to get it right, the wall won't fall. I actually learned this when I was 14 or 15 I think, and I am referring to piling wood making several walls back to back. I learned quickly that being lazy means I have to work twice as much. Same goes for sleeping in. Story goes I had to take down those walls of wood, and start back over doing it right. Those hours of work were lost, but I learned a valuable lesson. And sometimes we too need to do this with our lives. Let the walls come down so you work on what's most important in building up our faith. Doing it right, because God laughs at the fool who did his job half heartedly.

[@danielcantu1157]

Thank you for making this! :)

[@HBBILY]

This is great! Thank you for this.

[@CG-mx2wu]

I love you...You are "funny" - good insights!

[@REXONCROSS]

Nice message 😊

[@natalieputnam9811]

My roommate and I in college make our beds every morning and it makes a big difference for sure

[@vstu7643]

Ok you are man; please tell me how much work it is to reach under sink and replace the empty paper roll. Also, putting the seat down. You gave pineapple analogy and that is so true!!

[@sulaku]

Love that pineapple or Tupperware examples.

[@emilymckellar7443]

I love that I found this video finally. Makes me believe I'm actually not the only one for once. 😂

[@jennyharvey1074]

Wow I will try and make my bed before I leave the bedroom...thanks for that.

[@phillipsmith4814]

My only suggestion is that when you first get out of bed, that you pull the bed covers back so that the accumulated moisture from your body can evaporate while you go pray, shower, shave (or not shave 😜) and eat. Then go back and make your bed after it has aired out. It keeps your bed fresher longer. Of course there may be times when you can’t wait and just have to make it first thing.

[@tatronhox8711]

Nice Video. My Problem is that I have no reason anymore to get up.

[@rosrychaplet]

spring, summer, both. we garden year round. indoor gardening is interesting, as well.