Five Minutes in the Morning: A Focus Journal (Five-minute Self-care Journals)

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A beautifully designed, 365-day devotional for busy women who want to make time for a few moments with God each day. Be still and know that I am God. - Psalm 46:10 Just a few quiet moments before your busy day begins can center your heart and thoughts on God. This collection of inspiring daily readings, written just for busy women, will help you focus on God in the quiet moments before your day really begins. The 365 daily devotions are arranged by season and lead you on a year-long journey to deepen and strengthen your faith. Each devotion contains a brief message, a passage from scripture, and an encouraging quote to help you start your day in the Word. Now every woman, no matter how busy, can spend five minutes in His presence each morning February 20: Wrapping Up the Pity PartyFebruary 21: Count Your Many Blessings; February 22: Pleasing God; February 23: Making It Happen; February 24: Accepting Forgiveness ... and Giving It; February 25: Growing Up; February 26: Passion and Purpose; February 27: The Importance of Friends; February 28: The Time for Action; March; March 1: What Doesn't Change; March 2: Embraced by God; March 3: Laughter Keeps You Young!; March 4: Mixed Messages; March 5: Improving Your Corner of the World; March 6: Relying on the Creator; March 7: Beyond the Darkness; March 8: Sharing Words of Hope When you’re spending that FIVE MINUTES doing your favorite morning activity, make sure to REMIND yourself that this is an activity you enjoy, and that’s it’s wonderful to get a little extra time to spend doing it. (This is the important part- you’ve got to be sure to appreciate the activity for the activity to help you.) Try some of them until you find the format and style of meditation that feels like the best start to your day. Perhaps in the morning, while you’re still waking up, you enjoy the connection of a voice guiding you through the meditation, or maybe you prefer a body scan. Guided morning meditation can promote creative thinking and sharpen your focus, which will help promote better decision-making skills throughout the day. Then I have to brew the coffee before I can actually drink the coffee, but the important thing is this:

Don’t think about it, just do it. Take one day at a time. You might not notice the benefits of your meditation practice immediately, unlike the sweat from a workout, but rest assured the subtle shifts in your thoughts, how you perceive and react to events, and newfound sustained energy levels will passively begin to enter your world.It’s not going to 100% change your entire life immediately (sorry), but it is a powerful start and it WILL make you happier during your day. And as an added bonus, it will eventually get you more excited to stop hitting that snooze button. That’s what they say, right? It’s the little things in life that mean the most. So gift yourself this one little thing: just five minutes each morning. February 4: Keeping Possessions in PerspectiveFebruary 5: Respect; February 6: A Foundation of Faith; February 7: Embracing a Life of Prayer; February 8: Generosity Now; February 9: New Beginnings, New Celebrations; February 10: Perseverance Pays; February 11: The Kinds of Habits to Make (or Break); February 12: The Quality of Your Handiwork; February 13: Loving Those in Need; February 14: Above and Beyond the Daily Grind; February 15: Self-Made?; February 16: Keeping Life in Focus; February 17: Celebrating Others; February 18: Anything's Possible!; February 19: When You Need Rest There’s TONS of data out there that supports all of the crazy ‘entrepreneur morning routine’ activities that will drastically improve your mood, your general well-being and your life. Most of these successful morning routines include some combination of the following:

Intro; Dedication; January; January 1: Encouragement; January 2: Faith or Fear?; January 3: Excitement Is Contagious; January 4: The Wisdom to Be Grateful; January 5: Trust for the Future; January 6: Relationships That Matter; January 7: Beyond Worry; January 8: Sparkle; January 9: The Wisdom to Laugh; January 10: Your Attitude of Gratitude; January 11: The Wisdom to Be an Optimist; January 12: The Power of Words; January 13: Proud to Be Here; January 14: Embracing Change; January 15: Sailing through the Storms of Life; January 16: The Way We Look at Our Friends There are even inspirational videos on YouTube about the successful morning routine of rich and famous entrepreneurs and what sets their mornings apart from everyone else lagging behind them like us boring, ordinary people tend to do. How you spend your morning shapes your life. Pro tip: This positive mindset won’t feel natural at first. You’ve got to ACTUALLY tell yourself these things the first few days you get up. Just repeat these words (or better yet, write them down and tape them somewhere you’ll see from your bed!): I’m giving myself 5 minutes, and they will make my day happier and easier. I’ve got this!! There’s a reason that the terms ‘morning routine of successful people’ or ‘successful morning routine’ are trending right now. Because even just 5 minutes in the morning can make you 5 times happier- shaping your entire day for success and productivity, but even more so, setting yourself up for a happier, more positive life. This article will show you how just five minutes in the morning will make you five times happier.

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What type of morning meditation should you try? There is no one-size-fits-all to meditation. The Headspace app offers hundreds of options that include everything from deep-breathing techniques and guided walking meditations, to semi-guided and completely unguided meditations. If time is of the essence, meditations can be as short as one minute or as long as a fuller 10-minute or 20-minute morning meditation.