Are you reactive or proactive?

Are you the type of person who wakes up when the alarm goes off, barely takes a shower and runs out the door? Or are you the type of person who takes time to get ready before heading out to face your day? The way you experience the first moments after waking up can radically change your life, and you can do it yourself.

Successful people, whether at work, in their relationship or in any other activity, do not become successful by accident or by luck. It is a programming that they do (consciously or unconsciously) to make this happen and it is very possible that it is through a morning ritual. This is the difference between a reactive person and a proactive one.

According to Advaita philosophy, dawn has a special energetic quality: everything is quiet, calm and nature is softly illuminated. It is an ideal moment.

Creating a morning ritual where you can visualize your goals for the day or connect with your spirit to meditate or pray can help you enter your day feeling calm, focused, and determined.

Here are some ideas that can help you shape your personal ritual:

1. Consciously choose what your first thought of the day will be . If you are one of those people who wakes up and automatically starts worrying, planning, thinking about the day ahead, regain control and start with a short prayer or a mantra. This will allow the mind to calm down and prepare you in a different way for the morning. Even a thought like: Thank you for this new day or How can I help the cause of love today?
2. Practice being mindful and present in the moment. Connect with the present moment by listening to the sounds of nature, or feeling the feel of the sheets on your body, or the floor on your feet when you wake up instead of rushing around or thinking about all the problems you have to face today.
3. Visualize your goals . While still in bed, see how your ideal day unfolds or what you dream of for your life on that day .
4. Read texts or phrases that inspire you . Positive writing has an energetic quality that can make you feel lighter, happier, and more positive. Keep some text next to your bed and let it inspire you with phrases or sentences.
5. You can keep a gratitude journal. Gratitude is a shortcut to happiness. It turns what you have into enough and attracts more beautiful things into your life.
6. Meditate or pray. These activities help you clear your mind, strengthen your inner peace and connect with spirit. Even if it's just for five minutes! And you'll see how you feel.
7. Move your body. Even if it's just a few stretches to get your body moving. It also makes you focus on your body for a moment and not on your thoughts.
8. Write feelings, ideas and purposes, whatever you have in mind, without censorship and without stopping.
9. Put on some music that makes him want to sing or dance to it .
10. Set an intention for the day. Intentions plan your day and your destiny. An example might be: practice unconditional love, laugh more, or be calm and trust life more. ( 1 )

 

The morning ritual and its complexity will depend on how each person implements it.

In fact, the ritual can be made up of two or three things or even slightly more drastic changes. In reality, there is no definition of what a morning ritual should be, it is ultimately about what makes you feel good and ready to take on your day.

Here are some examples:

1. Wake up 10 minutes before getting up and meditate.

Another example:

2. Wake up half an hour before getting up, stretch for 10 minutes and write down the day's goals in order of importance.

Other:

3. Wake up an hour before you get up, read for 20 minutes, write down some ideas, reflections or resolutions, drink a green extract or if you are extra hungry, a smoothie. Focus on the most important event of that day.

One last example:

4. Wake up at 6 am, meditate for 10 minutes; exercise for another 10 minutes; drink half a liter of water, define your goals for the day; start the day.

Typical ingredients that are part of a morning ritual

There are several options, but in reality, there is no limit. In any case, here are some of the most useful and popular ones to improve your lifestyle.

Water

It is said that when you are thirsty, you are already dehydrated. It is also known that the body and especially the brain need water and to be hydrated, so it makes sense to start the day with water. Think about the fact that during the day you are drinking liquids while you are awake and that when you wake up in the morning you have been between six and eight hours without any liquid. Try to drink water as soon as you wake up.

Breakfast

Most people eat something for breakfast in the morning, whether it's a full breakfast, sometimes yogurt, granola, or just coffee. Have you ever taken the time to examine what type of food gives you good energy and clarity?

Every body is different, however, try to avoid sugary foods and experiment with high-energy foods such as vegetable juices and nut and berry smoothies. You can find several delicious options in the food section of my website www.johannakoelle.com . Remember that the food you eat in the morning can set the pace of your day.

Exercise

It is an essential ingredient in creating a morning ritual. It doesn't have to be a gym workout, just a few minutes of jogging around the block or some yoga poses that activate the body and prepare it for the day ahead.

Family

If you work, and even more so if you are self-employed or have your own company, you will be busy all the time. Freelance work is not achieved from 9am to 5pm, but from 7am to 11am and there are always things to do and not enough time, so adding some family time to your morning ritual can be crucial both for starting your day and for your family members.

Reading

It depends on the type of person you are, some people benefit from reading to help them circulate the ideas they have fixed in their mind. It is true that one reads practically all day online, but it is good to practice with a book that you have not finished or a new one with positive messages, above all.

Writing

Some people benefit mentally from having the opportunity to write down their thoughts, ideas or goals on paper. Seeing them written down can help strengthen the determination to achieve them.

Meditation

It's not about going into the depths of transcendental meditation, just being silent and focusing.

Set goals for the day

Calmly, without stress, but it is a good time to study strategies and shortcuts to achieve the most important goals of the day.