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Another day, not quite so bad it seems!
5 years ago
I remember vaguely of the experiment that came out saying that essentially, life is always a 7 out of 10, and I think like many, I spend way too much time focusing on the missing 3!
So, like many times I have wanted to start a new routine, I have again decided to try it, but, without really putting too much into it. I know if I aim too high I won't follow through or stay committed, so I'm starting small in the hopes it will be easier to maintain.
Really quite simple. 6am wake every day, which I have been doing for some time, so that part is easy enough.
The first thing I did and plan to continue is 15 minutes of meditation. Making myself do, well, essentially nothing, puts into perspective how petty my desires are for things that don't really exist in the "real world". I also realized my internal chatter is really quite bad, so I hope that over time I can learn to really be present at the moment, without my ego getting in the way. (Which I strangely also felt while brushing my teeth...)
I wait for my wife to wake, then have breakfast, exercise for 15 minutes, shower, and brush teeth. (I have a terrible habit of not brushing my teeth in the morning, but for some reason, it seems easy after a shower, and doing the exercise kinda makes it essential to shower lol!)
I have also kinda vowed not to check any social media platforms at all until after 12 mid-day, no excuses. I'm glad I looked at them very little today, and frankly, I didn't feel like I missed a lot. I'll have to consider a chat thing for Patreon at some point so that I can still interact with those who wish to, but that's getting way ahead of myself, as that required interest first!
Once I think I have this routine working ok, I'll work on something for the evenings, and perhaps set a sleeping time. I'm half thinking of meditating for 15 minutes in the evening, give me a short rest bite from the computer screen before sleeping (I know it should be much longer).
So, for today a success (yay) and despite not getting as much done as I feel I could potentially have done, my most recent page (13) of the comic is by far the one I am most proud of so far, with 2 panels in particular I think looking great!
So, like many times I have wanted to start a new routine, I have again decided to try it, but, without really putting too much into it. I know if I aim too high I won't follow through or stay committed, so I'm starting small in the hopes it will be easier to maintain.
Really quite simple. 6am wake every day, which I have been doing for some time, so that part is easy enough.
The first thing I did and plan to continue is 15 minutes of meditation. Making myself do, well, essentially nothing, puts into perspective how petty my desires are for things that don't really exist in the "real world". I also realized my internal chatter is really quite bad, so I hope that over time I can learn to really be present at the moment, without my ego getting in the way. (Which I strangely also felt while brushing my teeth...)
I wait for my wife to wake, then have breakfast, exercise for 15 minutes, shower, and brush teeth. (I have a terrible habit of not brushing my teeth in the morning, but for some reason, it seems easy after a shower, and doing the exercise kinda makes it essential to shower lol!)
I have also kinda vowed not to check any social media platforms at all until after 12 mid-day, no excuses. I'm glad I looked at them very little today, and frankly, I didn't feel like I missed a lot. I'll have to consider a chat thing for Patreon at some point so that I can still interact with those who wish to, but that's getting way ahead of myself, as that required interest first!
Once I think I have this routine working ok, I'll work on something for the evenings, and perhaps set a sleeping time. I'm half thinking of meditating for 15 minutes in the evening, give me a short rest bite from the computer screen before sleeping (I know it should be much longer).
So, for today a success (yay) and despite not getting as much done as I feel I could potentially have done, my most recent page (13) of the comic is by far the one I am most proud of so far, with 2 panels in particular I think looking great!
Xander the Dino
~kethos30
The most important step you can take is the next one. Change comes one step at a time, and if you continue to move in the right direction you can narrow the gap between who you are, and who you want to be. Don't despair the distance, and just focus on the next step.
