I am not the most disciplined person.. never have been but it’s a goal of mine. I wanted to talk about the importance of routine today and of course last night something came along to challenge mine. Rudely awakened around midnight by my neighbor, some base heavy house music, what I can only imagine was the sound of ice clambering around in a cocktail shaker and a lot of people yelling over each other. Good fuhking morning. Maybe this is the physics of a good time? Someone else has to get up so you can get down? I lost more than an hour of sleep due to it. Fuming, tossing and turning, plotting revenge... but I still got up early and followed through with my routine. The water and my yoga clothes were already sitting out, waiting for me and is important. Not for today so much but for the big picture. When I break promises to ourselves it damages my self esteem. When I allow other people’s actions to effect mine negatively it breeds resentment. So for the sake of my relationship with myself and my neighbor I dragged my ass out of bed and got to it. I am giving myself bonus points for finding the ability to smile through some of it and not return the favor by passive aggressively cranking the stereo as I got moving.. but I really wanted to. I wanted to put on something obnoxious like Guns & Roses. More than that I really just wanted to stay in bed. What promises are you making and keeping these days? Where have you not come through and can you feel the effects? No pressure to share it here of course - but sometimes making things public can help hold you accountable, if you need that right now. Just something to think about as we kick off a new day, a new week of opportunities.
Breakfast today was.. Sweet Potato, funky kimchi, sautéed kale and mushrooms with cilantro to garnish and a soft boiled egg. I snacked on blueberries as I cooked. Probiotics, fiber, protein.. b vitamins, c vitamins, antioxidants.. salty, sweet.. it’s all there.