As you progress through life, there are rituals that help you achieve peace to start your day. What is yours?.Taking 10 minutes every morning has changed my life and I've turned it into my ritual.
Have a coffee ☕ without a screen21.4%
Talk to someone to start your day0.0%
A bath with hot water21.4%
Other (Describe)57.1%
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I buy bitcoin and shoot guns.
Excellent, brother.
10-20 miles of intense cycling 😄
And what if your ritual works for every day?
I used to practice vipassana meditation. It's funny that becoming interested in Bitcoin kinda took it's place and I haven't practiced for years. It is good for your mind and I should probably try to find some time to practice.
Why did you do it? Meditation is truly healing.
Coffee on the morning commute
But I talk to my kids screaming for the “snack bag”
hahaha a very particular way to start your day
I am blessed
We all are, every day.
I take my black coffee in the garden and fart into the wind, its a peaceful life for the moment before the first product manager gets a hissyfit and requires everyone to sync up on a zoom call
If I wanted to improve my mental health I'd ritualize: sun, movement, laughter, friends, meditation, and a diet of mostly protein and fat.
High fat diet is probably enough by itself.
I would add to your list an insatiable love for life.
I didn't read the full prompt before answering.
I start my work day very early with a cup of coffee. The peace comes from not having any other coworkers around while I ease into the day, plus then I get to knock off early.
Coffee is what connects many of us and is the cliché of our times, there is no doubt about that.
Read or listen to a Stoic phrase
I assure you I will try.
Not exactly a ritual, but - the carnivore diet. Since starting it more than 2 years ago, I'm much more calm, never anxious, much more likely to start conversations with people, less likely to feel down for longer chunks of time. Little OCD type things that I had have gone away.
It heals your brain. Keto and low-carb are also very helpful, but I believe carnivore is the best.
Check out the Dr. Georgia Ede book "Change your Diet, Change your Mind". The subtitle is "A Powerful Plan to Improve Mood, Overcome Anxiety, and Protect Memory for a Lifetime of Optimal Mental Health".
And that's exactly what it is.
I agree carnivore is the best.
What we eat certainly reflects our physical and emotional state; food constantly strengthens and nourishes us. Were you a vegetarian before?
Hanging and playing with the cats for a bit (while the kettle comes up to a boil for the first coffee of course).
If you allow yourself to look out the window at nature and observe trees, birds and squirrels vicariously through cats, life seems simple for a moment and those TPS reports really don't matter
Cats are unique beings; nature created them to demonstrate love.
some breathwork stuff: #863896
Also have a before-bed routine of opening the window and breathing 10-20 calm breaths while feeling the evening cold and looking out over the village
I love those exercises, they make you feel alive and nature complements them.
Does sleep count? :-)
If that's your wake-up ritual, then yes
Wake up in peace & maintain it the rest of the day.
But that is a process that must be forged over time; peace must be both mental and physical.