Dear Daughter,
If you're anything like me, you'll naturally gravitate towards newness and novelty, and routine things may not be that enjoyable for you. If you're not like me, then that's cool, too. You can stop reading now. :D Nah, you can still read, maybe it can reinforce something you know to be true.
When I was in my 20's, I realized that I took routine things like showering or making the bed for granted and just pushed through them every day as though they were just obligations, things I had to do.
I remember I wrote a blog post about this realization one day and decided to go "Back to Basics" and focus on the mundane tasks. To really be present with them. Let me see if I can find the old blog post, and if I do, I'll add it to the end of this one.
The result of this mindfulness exercise changed my life. It was then I really found the importance of and beauty in my routines and they became rituals, something I hold sacred.
I recently read an email from James Clear, where he wrote:
But these are not moments to be dismissed. They are life. Making coffee can be a peaceful ritual—perhaps even a fulfilling one—if done with care rather than rushed to completion. It’s about the amount of attention you devote to these simple moments, and whether you choose to appreciate them or bulldoze through them on the way to the next task.
Find the beauty and joy in your daily rituals and you will find beauty and joy in your daily life. To love your habits is to love your days, and to love your days is to love your life."
And I agree. Let's read it again, "To love your habits is to love your days, and to love your days is too love your life."
Love,
Mama
P.S. Whoaaaaaa, talk about a throwback. I found my blog post from 2011 (see below). Wowza, that was TWELVE years ago. I wonder what year you end up reading this letter. Will blogger/blogspot still exist?
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