Hi, I'm going to talk to you about mourning rituals. This was something that really added a lot of value to my self care plan. It was something that I was looking for that wouldn't be overly time consuming, but something that I could practice every day and that I could know that I would stick to it. It would be challenging at times but I needed something consistently I need something I'm either like a cold turkey don't do it anymore or I'm a full on get into it and and and make a change happen really quickly. So I did some investigating into morning rituals online. And I came across a great morning ritual and it was ultimate happiness in 23 minutes doing this morning ritual.

So who wouldn't be excited about the fact that you could achieve this through 23 minutes of your time. I've included the link at the bottom of this video. So go ahead and click and read about Shawn achor and his morning ritual. But one of the things that was lacking for me was the visual concept of that. So I created an infographic which is also Included in this video as a resource, so that you can kind of see what this 23 minute breakdown look like. So it's not about the morning ritual that you do have a peek at mine, I think it's great, especially the journaling aspect.

It really gets my mindset in a positive attitude for the rest of the day. And I do it every morning. Just as I wake up. I can either sometimes be doing it while I have some some breakfast, or sometimes I do it before I even get that far. But the importance of the morning ritual is and it could be a nightly ritual as well you can investigate both of those options. But one of the things that it does for you is that it is the constant reset.

It is the constant. This is how I'm starting and I know what you could be saying could be saying no routine. No, this is the death of me. I don't I don't want to lose my spontaneity. But it's more like a daily practice that brings you It opens you to new opportunities, new ways of thinking, and I know what you're saying how can doing the same thing over and over again, open your mind to new But it's that constant reset and getting your mind back on to what's really important. Generally, the morning routine will include a piece that makes you have some internal reflection, it will have you sit back up and take deep breaths as as little as three breaths to get you back filling up those lungs.

And then generally, that includes a little bit of exercise to get your blood pumping. So on those days when you're feeling down, or you're like me in the middle of winter in Canada, and you're just saying, it's cold, outside and dark, and how am I going to stay positive on this day, doing a morning ritual can really pull you out of any funk and can really get you set on a course. And I can't even tell you the positive power of the reflection aspect of it. So I've been doing this routine since I believe, I think it was like October 31 or November 4, somewhere somewhere around that last year. So when I've, I kind of sometimes just like, flip through those pages and stop on one round. Emily, and then we'll read that.

And one of the practices is to write down three things that you're grateful for. And then one positive experience from the last 24 hours. So I'll be flipping through and I'll stop. And you know, the gratitude of I love that my cat gave me snuggles or I spent a really excellent evening with friends. And, you know, just reading those kinds of things makes you even happier. And you've got this, you've got this.

How do I want to say this, this log of time and what it does for your memory and your ability to recall memory. It's really powerful as well. So morning rituals, it's something that I really think is worth the investment of at least investigating into, and believe it or not, you probably already have a morning ritual, whether it's hitting the snooze three times before you get up or getting up right away and starting that cup of coffee, or, you know, getting up and saying, you know, Come on kids, we're going to be late and that kind of thing. Those are all morning rituals, believe it or not, so you have the power to shape a positive one or negative one. And I think you'd rather choose the latter. So have a look at the resources below.

Try it out if you want to try the ritual that I'm doing. But if not just think kind of intentionally about what could I do in the morning to make myself feel a little bit better. And if you're one of those people who say, I don't even have enough time to, you know, wash and comb my hair in the morning, then I encourage you, what, 10 extra minutes if you were to wake up early and try something a little bit different, what's 23 minutes if you were to wake up and try something a little bit different, sometimes, you know, we hit the pillow and it's all we can do to get enough sleep. But there's some times when you know what's what's 10 minutes? What's 23 minutes if that's going to change the way you feel throughout the day. So I look forward to talking with you more in the next video, but check out morning rituals.