Five minutes is all you need.
But what if you could turn that morning ritual into something more … ritualized?
That is, a regular practice that fills your cup before the day ahead instead of draining it?
The habit of phone-first mornings prevents you from starting your day with more ease, Carver says.
It removes you from how you want to feel and what you want to care about.
The next week, she added five minutes ofmeditation.The following week, five minutes of journaling.
With work and getting my daughter to school, that’s all I had time for.
If 30 minutes sounds like more than you’re free to spare, go for five.
(The exercise is based on creativity coach Julia Camerons morning pages from her 1992 classicThe Artists Way.)
This isn’t record-keeping or journaling for a new project, but a much-needed brain dump, Carver says.
I write silly stuff, serious stuff, worries, hopes, dreams, drama.
Anything to move those thoughts off my mind and onto paper.
Once I fill a notebook, I shred it.
Next it’s coffee, a walkinside or out, depending on the weatherand a chat with my sister.
Start the day with something that interests or delights you.
A few Carver recommends:
