The familiar becomes familiar because, in the end, each of us realizes things in our own time, along our own path—perfectly timed for us and for the cosmic order.
The other day, my alarm went off. The biggest button on the screen was Snooze, so naturally, it was the first thing I saw. Since I wasn’t truly in a rush, I was about to press it.
But then it felt as if lightning struck my head: pressing Snooze wasn’t just delaying my morning—it was delaying my day. The day was beginning, and I was already rejecting the moment, postponing my own life. And I thought: maybe that’s how a whole life can slip away.
So I didn’t press Snooze. I didn’t postpone waking up. I didn’t postpone the moment that was being offered to me.
I realized that just as I’ve pressed Snooze thousands of times, I may have pressed Snooze on my life. Not because there is anything wrong with my life, but because, unconsciously, I have postponed the living moment for an uncertain future.
I haven’t done it again. I no longer hit Snooze. Now, even on my favorite day—Monday—I wake up early (my version of early), and the whole day becomes so full of possibility. The day feels longer. I do a thousand things. Everything has become more aligned: enjoyment, boundaries, all of it. It has all become smoother, lighter, easier.
Am I saying it’s only because I no longer press Snooze on my alarm? No. But it is one piece of the divine puzzle—a piece that makes sense, that fits, that brings everything into alignment, that makes life feel easier.
So yes, the lesson about the Snooze button may sound cliché. But perhaps it becomes cliché because we all discover these lessons at different points on the map of our human lives. And there is something so valuable about saying them out loud, sharing their beauty with one another.
So thank you to those who saw it before me, and thank you to those who will see it after me and keep it alive for all of us.
Wishing you a happy, deeply alive Monday, dear amigos del internet.
