A Prayer Upon Awakening

today i am fortunate to have awakened.  i am alive, i have a precious human life.  may i not waste it.  may i expend all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to seek enlightenment for the benefit of all beings.  may i think kindly of others.  may i not become angry or think badly of others.  may i develop loving-kindness, compassion, joyful appreciation, and even-minded calm.