My Morning Rituals

I'm Tired of Watchtowers

There must be some kinda way outta here

Said the Jehovah's witness

There's too much confusion

I can't get no Christmas

I'm tired of Watchtowers
Where is the real news?
Well all the cool kids have birthdays
I want presents too

(If this blog ever gets taken down by Google this will probably be the reason they give.)

Hey, what's up. It's 5:39 A.M. and I'm getting ready to start my morning rituals. You may be wondering what my morning rituals consist of. Let me outline them for you. I get up at 5:30 and I do 20 push-ups. I take care of my hygiene (brush my teeth, wash my face etc.) and then I write a journal entry and my to-do list for the day. After that I practice incantations for 5 minutes. (No, I'm not doing fucking magic. Incantations are basically affirmations on steroids. You put your whole body into the affirmation and turn your energy up to 11.)

Basically, you just channel your inner Nicholas Cage.

Next, I meditate for 15 minutes. 

I do those things every day. Come January it will have been a year since I started. Doing this stuff has changed my life.  Meditation has severely calmed me down and helped me to discover who I am and what I want out of life. Journaling gives me an archive of everything that I think and do. I wouldn't know myself as well as I do if I wasn't able to physically look back and say, "Oh, I was struggling with this back then, too. I haven't gotten worse, I've actually gotten better!"  Journaling has also made me 300% more productive because I started writing to-do lists every morning too after I realized my follow-through was lacking. The incantations basically give me an energy source to tap into during the day. If I ever need to perform something with 300% confidence I just remember how I felt in the morning, and turn that energy back on. 

I'm happy to report, all of this has brought me from the brink of suicide. Because now I know myself way better. My point here is that this is all good shit.

If I had to describe how I feel about all of my rituals in a picture, this is the one I'd use.

Oh yeah, also every morning I give myself a goal for the day. It has to be something I can't really ever say that I'm ever truly done with like meeting more people or challenging my negative thoughts. I've found that if I have something  I'm trying to achieve 24/7 it stops me from wandering aimlessly or worrying about things that don't really matter. Today's goal is to accept that I already have a positive mindset.

Anyways, I once again have a sinkful of dishes to tackle. So I'm going to start rocking and rolling.

Peace the fuck out.


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Old Man Thumbs Up Picture © VideoBlocks