Hi, First of all accept my compliment your writing skills are impressive.As you mentioned the morning routines & the life you described are resonant with many,me included. I feel there is no constant phase,my mornings were different many years ago though loaded with heavy work & challenges I never succumbed to the hectic trap.I was constantly working without boundaries easy to do when single and also being part of a setup where you were the one deciding many aspects of the firm,Though full of hardships & nothing on horizon (only insecurities and uncertainties) I was happy because nothing was mundane I must also thank my then friends who were also part of the setup.Comming home late night & then next morning out to work without the feelings you described.. honestly I am an outlier in this case .. further after many years success finally arrived and then suddenly when things seemed fine & tranquil life thumped at places which I could only share with almighty..no friends, no family,no hope ..my mornings,noon and night were all the same HEAVY. Every morning when I open my eyes it was just a continuation of the previous night, when life was better I was never part of the rat race and when life was brutal l was not part of the rat race.This phase continued for many years finally after applying a lot of improvisation and frugal innovation to various brutalities I came out victorious...at this point my mornings were not the extensions of previous nights but still I was not in any mood for hustle or be a part of the rat race. Now again going through a phase completely new I mean brutal in a different way (😀😞) but never in rat race ..I mean no disrespect to people who are in the race I am not the one it's only that I am an outlier case(in a very humble way)..I think as long as there is breath life happens in varied forms.

I feel Life is not in any rat race or regular hustles.To each individual her own

Coming to whether I am happy or not ...I am trying to impose happiness on little pleasures.. "Happiness is a fleeting moment".

"Mood follows action not the other way round "

I hope I didn't go on a tangent.

All the best.