I've been reading a lot about having a morning ritual. I figured that getting a good, positive start to the day would be helpful in improving oneself. So I gathered every bit of advice that I could find, and took the bits that I liked, plus some ideas of my own, and I came up with this. This is what I'm doing now, but I'm going to keep improving it. Actually I have much more written down, containing stuff that I'm gradually building towards. The idea is to make progress at a realistic rate :
* Get up at 7.15am (I'm aiming for 6am)
* Jump out of bed, and do 30 explosive breaths
* Have a piss, and while I'm at it, I grab some coconut oil (which is on top of the toilet) and start oil pulling for 20 minutes (I melt the oil, then freeze it in ice cube thingies, then I slice each one in half)
* Cross trainer for 5 minutes
* 20 curls per arm
* 5 pressups and 5 situps
(Yes I know that's lame, but I haven't worked out for a very long time so I need to work my way up, but the workout is only to wake myself up, not an actual proper workout. The important thing for me is just to do something rather than nothing)
* 5 minutes of qi gong
* 5 minutes of prepping my home made protein bar (for the next day)
* Grab my home made protein bar and fruit/veg smoothie from the fridge, and a banana
* Do 5 minutes of work on one of my books (I like to work in 5 minute intense bursts. It works very well for me, and it's surprising how much can get done)
* Eat while listening to a positive podcast (I hardly watch TV any more) and reading some affirmations that I created. Basically filling my brain with constructive stuff
* 5 minutes of work on my book
* 5 minutes of chores
That's it, for now.
Eventually I will be adding other things such as meditation, facial yoga, going for a walk, and whatever else comes to mind.
The recipe for my protein bar is :
8 heaped tablespoons of oats
2 heaped teaspoons of peanuts
2 heaped teaspoons of sunflower seeds
2 heaped teaspoons of pumpkin seeds
1 heaped teaspoon of goji berries
1 heaped teaspoon of chocolate spread
1 heaped teaspoon of honey
A splash of milk
Sometimes a vitamin tablet
The recipe for my smoothie is :
1 broccoli floret
1/2 a celery stick
Some spinach
Some kale
A chunk of ginger
20 blueberries
10 raspberries
1/2 an apple (everything except the seeds - they contain arsenic)
1/4 an orange (everything except the seeds, there's arsenic in them too)
1/8 a lemon (same again, whole except the seeds)
Green tea
Occasionally cod liver oil
My affirmations are about : Feeling awake and alert and energized, my personal values, my business values, my purpose in life, and a ton of other stuff. It's actually more of a speech, which I'm gradually forming, and which I'll memorize.
It feels good to do all that. I don't have a job and I'm struggling to create my business, so I do have a hell of a lot of time on my hands, so this ritual gives me a reason to get up early in the morning, as well as a sense of purpose and getting the day off to a good start. I'm not sure if it's made much more of a difference than that, but we'll see. I also have some ideas for a bedtime ritual, but I'm having a hard time getting myself motivated for that. Also I plan to have a work ritual.
So what's your morning ritual? How has it affected you? Do you think they're a good idea?
* Get up at 7.15am (I'm aiming for 6am)
* Jump out of bed, and do 30 explosive breaths
* Have a piss, and while I'm at it, I grab some coconut oil (which is on top of the toilet) and start oil pulling for 20 minutes (I melt the oil, then freeze it in ice cube thingies, then I slice each one in half)
* Cross trainer for 5 minutes
* 20 curls per arm
* 5 pressups and 5 situps
(Yes I know that's lame, but I haven't worked out for a very long time so I need to work my way up, but the workout is only to wake myself up, not an actual proper workout. The important thing for me is just to do something rather than nothing)
* 5 minutes of qi gong
* 5 minutes of prepping my home made protein bar (for the next day)
* Grab my home made protein bar and fruit/veg smoothie from the fridge, and a banana
* Do 5 minutes of work on one of my books (I like to work in 5 minute intense bursts. It works very well for me, and it's surprising how much can get done)
* Eat while listening to a positive podcast (I hardly watch TV any more) and reading some affirmations that I created. Basically filling my brain with constructive stuff
* 5 minutes of work on my book
* 5 minutes of chores
That's it, for now.
Eventually I will be adding other things such as meditation, facial yoga, going for a walk, and whatever else comes to mind.
The recipe for my protein bar is :
8 heaped tablespoons of oats
2 heaped teaspoons of peanuts
2 heaped teaspoons of sunflower seeds
2 heaped teaspoons of pumpkin seeds
1 heaped teaspoon of goji berries
1 heaped teaspoon of chocolate spread
1 heaped teaspoon of honey
A splash of milk
Sometimes a vitamin tablet
The recipe for my smoothie is :
1 broccoli floret
1/2 a celery stick
Some spinach
Some kale
A chunk of ginger
20 blueberries
10 raspberries
1/2 an apple (everything except the seeds - they contain arsenic)
1/4 an orange (everything except the seeds, there's arsenic in them too)
1/8 a lemon (same again, whole except the seeds)
Green tea
Occasionally cod liver oil
My affirmations are about : Feeling awake and alert and energized, my personal values, my business values, my purpose in life, and a ton of other stuff. It's actually more of a speech, which I'm gradually forming, and which I'll memorize.
It feels good to do all that. I don't have a job and I'm struggling to create my business, so I do have a hell of a lot of time on my hands, so this ritual gives me a reason to get up early in the morning, as well as a sense of purpose and getting the day off to a good start. I'm not sure if it's made much more of a difference than that, but we'll see. I also have some ideas for a bedtime ritual, but I'm having a hard time getting myself motivated for that. Also I plan to have a work ritual.
So what's your morning ritual? How has it affected you? Do you think they're a good idea?
