Waking up seems to be my happiest moment all day lately. It's the one time I feel pure bliss in an otherwise rough time of my life. This morning I woke up feeling like I'd been slammed over the head with dreams, but in a nice way, thoroughly confused and peaceful. I felt very close to God and that's been difficult lately. I wanted to capture my favorite time of day and maybe keep it with me longer. The title Waking is on one level, of course, waking up. It is also a reference to the many deaths that have occurred around me this year, as in many wakes, like I am in a state of waking. But I mean it more hopefully, because it felt this morning as though I were waking up from the sorrow to peacefulness.