This is a post for the morning people. If you're not a morning person, this probably doesn't apply to you. But you may consider waking up one morning and seeing for yourself!
There are benefits to living in Swift Current. You can get almost anywhere you need to go within 10-15 minutes. You get to know your neighbor. People at stores and restaurants you wouldn't expect to remember your name, or order, do. it's just different. And one blessing that maybe is overlooked, is the calmness of mornings.
If you're up at 5am in Calgary, as an example. You probably will have the sounds of thousands of people commuting to work, horns honking, and general big city sounds. I've been biking to the work the last few days, and in my travel from my house to work at 5am, both days I saw 2 vehicles. And no people. No big city sounds. No real distractions of any kind.
You can listen to music if you want, but the sounds, or lack-there-of, of the city first thing in the morning almost brings a sense of calm over you. It's relaxing, comforting. In what may sound like a cliche term; it's just what you need.
So, if you're a morning person, I encourage you to get out, and whether you're going to work or just going for a walk, get outside at 5am and have a little stroll. I truly believe it gives your body the smile it needs sometimes.