Rituals

It is important to have a set time for a new habit. Linked to that is the practice of rituals. These can be regular little actions that you repeat every day. On their own they are probably insignificant but taken together they can be very powerful.

Collection of habits

They are really a collection of small habits. The beauty of rituals is that you can add to them and adjust them. The ritual itself remains intact, but he actual activities in it change.

Morning Ritual

One powerful ritual I have, which I recommend, is the morning ritual. In fact I would go so far as to say that this should be a person’s first new habit when they get into personal development and growth.
My morning ritual is sacrosanct. No matter what time I awake, I always perform my morning ritual. It sets me up for the day. Over the years I have changed my ritual but it always remains in place. As I write this today, my morning ritual is as follows:

1. Breathing exercises – yogic breathing
2. Chanting
3. Meditation – about 20 minutes
4. Write in my journal
5. Last night dreams
6. My current state of mind
7. Notes from my meditation
8. Gratitude list
9. Read aloud my affirmations
10. Look over my goals and vision.

This whole process takes about an hour. When I started doing a morning ritual it was only a 20-minute meditation, but I have slowly added to it. If you don’t have any of these habits in your routine yourself, you might not appreciate the benefits. All I can say is that if you get yourself a morning ritual, your life will change. The changes will be small and subtle at first. Over time, though, the changes will be dramatic.