Sore today means you showed up yesterday. That’s a receipt, not a complaint.

Soreness after real effort is evidence, not punishment. Your body is reporting that yesterday actually happened, that you did the reps or carried the boxes or stayed on your feet through a whole shift. Most people read discomfort as a sign something went wrong, when often it is the sign something went right. The ache and the progress are the same event described two different ways.

Next time you wake up stiff, name what caused it before you complain about it. If nothing did, that is useful information too. Pick one thing this week worth being tired from.