The Morning Ritual

Greetings fellow human,

After much a-do and sporadic bursts of enthusiasm, here is another gem for your consideration:

The morning ritual

Learn the power of this, and you'll soon see where you have been grossly inefficient in your day.

A ritual allows you to 'automate' your energies, so as to 'show up' to perform certain tasks, with minimal mental effort.

If you rely on willpower alone, or get too willy-nilly with your approach, you'll probably go through you day feeling generally overwhelmed, wondering why you can't get the things done you've always wanted.

Or, perhaps you'll sense that life isn't fair, and somehow you have to struggle and work harder than everybody else.

That might be true, but I assure you: There are people way worse-off than you.

In regards to changing things up, I've experimented with folly quite a few times... usually to my own ignorance.

I've also tried to 'change it all' overnight, with heroic bursts of enthusiasm toward a desired change.

These usually end up in entropy - the spiraling out of my efforts, into a desolate wasteland of 'ooohhh, mannn'.

Which leads me to this: If what you've been thinking and doing hasn't actually worked - let's try something different!

Here's what I'm doing right now, written in a 2nd person voice for you to feel like I'm talking to you:

1) Get your sleep schedule established first.This is where most Americans struggle, and it's also one of the most powerful, free ways to reinforce your physical stamina, mental and emotional energies, and establish a rhythm.
--->In fact, if you don't get your sleep established, life will seem much more overwhelming than it really is, and whatever you undertake, will be under-cut by your failure to prioritize what your body actually needs.

2) Work on nutrition next. Just start adding vegetables, and probably drinking more water (unless, you are drinking a lot of water, but are always thirsty and feel lethargic - in which case you probably have cellular dehydration).

3) Get an exercise routine going. Start small, but start now. 10 pushups on the wall and some stretching is better than nothing.

I could write a whole lot more. But, these three are plenty to establish a rhythm, which will in-turn set an accurate and strong framework by which you can build your other hopes and dreams.

One suggestion: Don't try too much at once, ESPECIALLY if your really charged-up to change. You want these changes to last.

Remember: Consistency wins. Being consistent beats being heroic. A dose of humility, and a commitment to focus is usually required.

These humans, I tell ya...

Here's to thriving in this Christmas season,

JG