Hey Alarm Clock, Thanks.

Do you show enough love to your supporters?

For example, what about your alarm clock? It goes out of its way each and every day to make sure your lazy ass gets you where you need to be on time. The alarm clock asks nothing in return for its services and yet still, how do we treat it?

- We slam it!
- We scream at it to take a hike.
- We ignore it.
- We throw it against a wall.
- We lead it on with the “snooze” button (No really, alarm clock, you’re doing a great job! Keep it up and get back to me in 10 minutes…).

Do you EVER smile and appreciate your alarm clock? Nope.

Instead, it’s treated like a major disturbance, when in fact we ASKED for the help!

Put yourself in it’s shoes. What would YOU do? We’ve all witnessed the more common approaches:

- The polite, soft sounding ringer. It isn't too loud or offensive; more like, "Excuse me sir, hate to bother you, but you’re cutting it pretty close. Perhaps you could consider starting your day?"
- The 5 year old whiny child approach (an irritating noise like the scratching of a chalk board that's sure to get under your skin and prevent further sleep.)
- The upbeat music player that tries to convince you that waking up is fun… (We don’t buy it.)
- The blasting horns; similar to your significant other (who is tired of constantly reminding you) finally blaring out "Hey a**hole, you’re a grown man… Wake the hell up and get to work!

I've yet to find a method that anyone enjoys being greeted with in the AM.

We tend to shoot the messenger and the alarm clock is victimized. It’s positive role in our lives often (inexcusably) goes unnoticed. Anyone with Sprezzatura should be keenly aware of and thankful for their supporters.

.… Do you appreciate the "alarm clocks" in your life?

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