Morning Routine

So as of Friday, weekday mornings have a new special routine. We wake up at 6:30, do calisthenics based on a radio show that comes on that time, and then listen to Sessou chant out a sutra. The sutra is almost like a capella rap music mixed with a didgeridoo, plus the bells that he uses. After the sutra, we place incense sticks in the various shrines around the house. The final step to the routine, right as Naoko is finishing breakfast, is to sweep the courtyard out. The courtyard has both falling leaves and sand to clean up, but it only takes a few minutes a day. Waking up an hour early isn't inherently fun, but doing something fun in the morning is always cool by me.