present

At lunch yesterday I was telling Thierry how I wake up each day by six a.m., and while this leaves me sleepy in mid-day, it is the best time of day for me. And while reading THE BUDDHA MIND this morning I realize why: it is the time of day when I am most present in the moment, when the exigencies and worries of mundane matters don't affect me, when my mind is clearest and most blank.