Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 27oC, hot, sunny, clear, and slightly cloudy.
It is the middle of the week, and it is going extremely well. I am not anxious, I am not counting the time, I am not counting the classes, I am good. One of the reasons for this is my healthy early morning routine, which I have created and am trying to continually perfect.
I am up and exercising early, sometimes heavier, other times lighter series. It does not matter; what matters is doing it! On the way home, I have a coffee at the local Portuguese baker’s where, again, I am having quality time with myself.
It is not necessary to talk to anybody; I can chill out, see my messages, or post a photo that I had taken the day before; it is my time. When leaving the bakery, I always leave a tip; it makes people feel appreciated in the smallest and simplest way, and it is good for both them and me.
Most of the time, giving is much better than receiving. GIVE MORE AND SEE HOW YOU FEEL AND HOW YOUR LIFE CHANGES!
When I arrive home, I have a shower and a change of clothes, and I am ready to work. In a perfect world, yes, but Yasmin and Nalva are not the tidiest of people. We also must understand that working in a messy, untidy, or disorganized environment is not good. Nothing grows or flourishes in a mess or conflict; that goes for work, business, and relationships.
So, the second part of my healthy early morning routine is to fundamentally give the flat a quick tidy, a sweep, and to pass a damp cloth over the wooden floor and to put stuff, clutter, and objects in their proper places; that includes washing the dishes and quickly tidying the kitchen and the bathroom.
And if needed, putting the dirty laundry in the washing machine to be washed, or the opposite, to take the now clean washing out of the washing machine and to hang them up to dry. In general, to tidy the flat quickly and put everything in its rightful place.
When you repeat this housework routine every day, besides automatically guaranteeing that everything is tidy for the rest of the day, it also provides an evolutionary process of improving your home for a better quality of life. You begin to make minor changes in your home arrangements that, in turn, improve your time.
These small indirect or unimportant changes or tweaks in your home and your living arrangements begin to sum up to one enormous difference in your life over a longer period. In Japanese culture, it is called KAIZEN, where slight changes regularly result in a tremendous difference in the future.
One minor tweak today, another tomorrow, another the day after, etc, and suddenly, after some time, everything is different than before. It is a natural, smooth, positive evolutionary process that is highly proactive and does not hurt or cause friction.
My powerful early morning routine has helped me change my life in the smoothest way. I am healthier and more organized, and my work and productivity are much better all in one year, and without shock or conflict, just a smooth and compelling transformation.
And it is obvious that I am much happier, even when I am not living alone and in a cramped flat, much worse than when I was living in Copacabana. I am still very happy. I know what I want and what I need to do. There will be difficulties along the way, but I am going in the right way.
The rest of the day was spent working, giving classes, and trying to choose the templates for the sites, which was daunting as there were thousands to choose from. All I need to do is research a little and choose with calm, just this.
In bed by 9.30 pm.
Thank you.
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Richard
