SAVERS

Morning routines do not have to be complicated.

I use the SAVERS method:

Silence
Affirmations
Vision
Exercise
Read
Scribe

I like this method because each part is distinct.

🌅 For silence, I meditate. Sometimes only one minute, sometimes ten.

🌅 For affirmations, I use a set I've developed over the last year: I am safe. I am whole. I am home. As well as The Four Agreements: I will do my best. I will be impeccable with my word. I will not make assumptions. I will not take it personally.

🌅 For vision, I write a journal entry from the future, capturing how I want to feel at that time--later that day or years in the future.

🌅 For exercise, I'm on a 3x week routine, so I don't hit this every day.

🌅 For read, I set a timer for ten minutes and read something for fun.

🌅 For scribe, I list five things I am grateful for.

Even if I just make it to one letter, I’ve done something just for me that morning.

If I have time later in the day, I can return and pick up a block.

If I have more time than usual, it feels leisurely to spend extra time on each segment.

I can make it what I want and need each day, yet maintaining structure to build the habit.

I think we tend to complicate things in our mind and create anticipated burdens as a reason to not do something (notes on perfectionism for another day).

Five minutes is enough to take a moment only for you each day and start your day off on a positive note.

What do you do daily to make each day a little better?

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