What Is A Powerful Way To Start Our Day?

We hope when we wake up (in the World to Come), we'll be gazing in happiness at the face of Hashem. "Esbahoh b'hokitz temunosecho" - we pray, "I should be sated when I wake up Your splendor  of Your Image."

We can practice that. Every morning when you wake up, open your eyes, say, "Modeh ani l'fanecha  - I thank You Hashem!" You opened their  eyes in the morning, and you do. -- The Drive to Perfection (#736)