While talking to my friend Emily one day, I came to realize that as beds become more comfortable, and as lives become more chaotic, it is sometimes necessary to give oneself a pep talk in the morning to get going.

Unlike the mostly meaningless (albeit funny) daily affirmations of Stuart Smalley ("I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!"), I've tried to gather speeches, quotations, poetry, thoughts and stories to inspire and motivate you.

Of course you'd have to get up and go to your computer each morning to read them, but hey! it's a start!