Morning Rituals for a Balanced Day: Start Your Day with Intention Part 1

Everyday most of us have a routine that looks like morning routine, work/school, eat, shower, bed and wake up to do it all over again. How often do we take the time to be intentional about how we start our day? I know that I have been in a routine that looks just like that for most of my adult life. My younger days were a bit more eventful, but after becoming a mother most of the hype had left the building. I was taught that they were supposed to be the priority so I worked hard cooked cleaned and did all the things. So much so that I completely forgot about taking care of myself. Eventually I ended up leaving my children out of the equation too. That was no good. I started dreading waking up...I became very closed off, very depressed and very much irritated...angry even! My children began acting out and that made my anger increase. Needless to say, things spiraled out of control. I was quite literally a slow, erupting volcano. The tension in my body never allowed me to fully relax and work added to my stress. I was on the verge of a complete breakdown. I decided that therapy was the first step. I had to figure out why I kept going through the same cycles and feeling stuck. Therapy helped me narrow it all down and at that point I had to learn ways to do better. It started with changing my mindset. I had to unlearn prioritizing everyone else and relearn how to put me at the top of my list of priorities. Lets make it make sense...why would we put anyone before our own well being? How does that help anyone? It doesn't! What it does is leave you depleted, overwhelmed, overworked and resentful. We all know the saying, " You cant pour from an empty cup". This is very true! If your cup is empty your pour is as well....if your cup is half full your pour is putting you in a deficit. If you're in a deficit you aren't able to assist anyone else. That's when your frustrations rise..in the lack. We weren't designed to lack anything, that was taught to us. Its our job to learn a new way of being. Its our job to figure out what we need in order to be fulfilled in life and to put the work in to obtain that life. Well, how do we change this narrative? Keep reading to find out

Step 1. Change The Way You Think

Why do we need to change how we think? Well, what we think contributes to how we ultimately feel. How you feel determines what you attract into your reality. We will get into the breakdown of this in another post.

For now, let's get into some ways we can shift the mindset. For me personally affirmations work wonders! When you're affirming yourself you are re-writing the program that was written for you. They say it takes 21 days to start a new habit, so 21 days of affirmations can shift your perception and ultimately change how you think and approach situations in life. One of my favorite affirmations is "Everything works out for my highest good". This reminds you of how supported you are and also that everything is happening FOR you not to you, which then pulls you out of a victim mindset. It also tells the universe that it all works out for your highest good and the more you know and feel this to be true the more the universe is inclined to deliver this narrative. As you speak it so you will it. You are the creator of your reality. As the Bible has said " life and death lies within the tongue". That is a true statement. What you speak you manifest. Now that you are aware, you can begin taking your power back. You are the God of your reality...I know this is a loaded statement for some but let me clarify...The word God means creator and you literally create the reality you see everyday. I will get deeper into that in another blog post but follow me for now. Everything is energy including your thoughts words and feelings. Your thoughts as well as the words you speak over yourself and others as well as the words you receive from others alter how you feel. How you really feel is what alters your physical reality. For example, if you always say you are broke or are always feeling like you don't have enough, the universe will respond to those thoughts and feelings by showing you more of that lack. Why? Because you focused all of your energy on that lack. The same applies if you focus your thoughts words and feelings on being abundant. You'll see the abundance in your life everyday. So the goal is to tell yourself what you want and need to hear daily to see and feel the life you desire as if its already yours. YES! I'm saying sike yourself out! Get Delusional! Why? Because your brain is a big computer that operates off of what its told and you are the programmer. Your words alone hold so much weight. Which takes us to step 2.

Step 2. Change the way you speak

As I said, your words hold weight! What you speak is what you attract to you. So, instead of speaking low vibrational words like " I'm broke" reverse it and say something like "I'm abundant"or "I'm in between blessings. Or instead of saying "I'm sick" speak wellness over yourself by saying " I am getting better everyday" or "I am well and full of life". When you repeat things to yourself they begin to become a part of you. Hence the way we are taught in school. We repeat the information to remember it for testing. It's called programming. So program your mind to remember by repeating to yourself what you want to see in yourself and your life daily. You'll start to notice that whenever you start to say something low vibrational you will automatically switch the thought with something high vibrational, by your own programming. BEcause lets be honest, we're living a human experience where we hear these things from others so you will still have remnants of these thoughts. Its your job to stay consistent in reversing it to suite the reality you want to live in. REmember, it only takes 21 days to form a new habit. Stick to your daily affirmations for at least 21 days straight and see how different you think and feel. Pay attention to how you life begins to shift and don't forget to express gratitude for it all. We'll get into this in part 2;

There's so much more to get into on this topic but we'll leave it here for now. These first 2 steps are a lot to take in for some as we are all learning and awakening on different levels... and that's ok! So to round out Part 1 for morning rituals that are intentional, we are remembering to prioritize ourselves , meaning putting yourself FIRST! I feel like I had to hollar at some of y'all because its going to seem like its so hard to do. From my own experience, let your NO become your favorite word. It will feel hard in the beginning however, you will start to embrace it more and find the freedom in it. Give yourself grace my sacred friend, you deserve it. Take the time in the morning before dealing with anyone else, to create a list of affirmations to speak over yourself everyday and then actually take the time to say them to yourself as many times as you feel you need to feel it; 21 days to start. Cry if you feel, hug yourself, tell your body you appreciate all it does for you. Tell yourself you love you everyday! Give yourself the love you want and deserve before searching for it outside of yourself.

I love ya'll to life! Cheers to getting back to you!!!

Stay tuned for Part 2