To my better mornings…

Reading the blog of Leo Babauta’s “Zen Habits“, especially on his post “My morning Routine“, has inspired me to change my lazy habits and be more thankful for each morning I wake up to.

My normal morning is:

• Really wake up around 7:45 am and then groggily reach for my towel to take my morning shower.
• I dress up hurrying then I brush my teeth and then flee for work

My mornings do sound hectic and are always in-a-rush, as-matter-of fact they really are. Greeting your day this way, I realize, will always affect the rest of it and will always affect you most importantly. I start my day in procrastination and the rest of it is procrastination as well.  I want to change my ways and to this I will make a vow to create my better mornings. It will be a challenge as to how long I can stick to this type of routine but then it will be challenge I am most willing to take.

My planned morning routine:

1. Wake up at 5:30 am
2. Drink water
3.  Set my goals for the day
4. Exercise or meditate for 15 - 30 minutes
5. Shower
6. Coffee, breakfast and read a book
7. At 8:30 am leave for work

Though there was a point in my life that I was extremely active, now I am mostly lazy. I have learned to accept that, hmmm, my current habit is acceptable in this day and age and that I am not the only one living with this kind of habit. Despite the very relax atmosphere I choose to create, I have also created a very stagnating routine as well. The fact that my entire routine’s core essences are ease, convenience and a dose of laziness, I am currently getting nowhere.

So now, it is time to take a stand and break away from this habit.  And I believe that better mornings are a good way to start.