By Leo BabautaIn the month of January, I created a handful of incredible rituals, and they’ve been changing my life. The rituals are meant to support my focuses for 2018:
I have to say, I did a great job on all of these focuses in January, thanks to my rituals! In this article, I’ll share what helped me create those rituals. Where I Started OutIt’s important to understand that none of these were completely new rituals — I have had some of them for a long time, but have been inconsistent with them. I wasn’t starting from scratch. For example, I’ve been meditating for a dozen years, but I have stretches of zero meditation for weeks every year, and I am not as consistent as I’d like. I’ve practiced yoga off and on for awhile now (more in 2017 than ever before, thanks to my sister) … but never regularly for more than a month. My work is a pretty consistent practice, but I wanted to refine my focus sessions in the morning. I’ve been working on my relationship for years, but I wanted to give it more focus this year. My diet and exercise have been much better than average for years, so I’m not starting from scratch here either … but I wanted to really improve my eating (it’s gotten lax in the last year or two) and get a bit more consistent with exercise. I don’t recommend starting five rituals in a month, if you’re starting any of them from scratch. Only do this many if you are already established with them. And if you’re used to changing habits and creating accountability. If not, focus on one or two per month. The Rituals I CreatedThese are not all as solid as rock, but they’re becoming much more so:
The eating hasn’t been 100%, but I’m OK with how it’s gone so far. The others have been fairly solid. What I Did That WorkedWith those important points established, let’s look at what really helped me create these rituals:
In the end, I wasn’t perfect, and I still am not. But I am really enjoying these rituals, and I encourage you to figure out what one or two rituals you can create this month, and how you might use some of these ideas. And then fall in love with the ritual, each time you’re doing it. via Tumblr How I Created Great Rituals in January
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