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A Good Morning Routine Can Set the Tone for a Calm Day
Mornings can be a hectic and rushed time. This is especially true when you’re responsible for getting others, like your kids, ready for their day and out the door on time. Starting your day out feeling frazzled, cranky, and overwhelmed isn’t good for anyone. A simple solution to make things a whole lot less stressful is to create a morning ritual for yourself that you perform each and every day.
A morning routine is a series of actions you take every morning to help set the tone for your day. It’s a type of self-care that allows you to begin each day feeling energized, relaxed, and purposeful. Morning routines are personal and unique. They usually involve activities meant to calm or revive such as writing in a journal, meditating, exercising, or creating a to-do list. Whatever a morning routine consists of, the purpose is to help you feel prepared for — and in charge of — your day.
There are lots of great things that can be gained from this practice. You can gain a sense of purpose and empowerment by engaging in a particular ritual each day because you are making proactive decisions on how to get things started. The activities you choose can aid in producing that mindset. Taking time for yourself on a regular basis, particularly at the start of the day, will also help to improve your outlook and your coping skills. The sense…
