Mornings in our house used to be chaotic.
I would run around getting ready for work while getting Jennifer ready for school.
Feeding the pets, sorting clothes, making packed lunches. The tasks seemed endless.
I could easily get my ten thousand steps for the day completed running up and down the stairs!
Then we discovered The Miracle Morning by Hal Enrod. Hal has created a 6-step morning routine, using what he calls life S.A.V.E.R.S: Silence, Affirmations, Visualisation, Exercise, Reading, and Scribing.
Jennifer and I tried these for a week, and although we didn’t decide to stick with all of them. I can honestly say, morning’s in our house are now a lot more fun and a lot more relaxed.
If you’re looking for a little calm in your mornings, I cannot recommend this book enough. Who knows it may even change your life.
The Miracle Morning Life S.A.V.E.R.S
Silence
It’s nice to wake up and just be. Not worry about the day ahead and just appreciate the new day and feel present in it. That’s what this initial step helps you to do. You can calm your mind and get ready for the day ahead.
Things you can do for your morning’s ‘silence’:
- Deep-breathing exercises
- Meditation
- Practice mindfulness or gratitude
- Self-Reflection
Jennifer and I now incorporate meditation into our daily morning routines. We use Maloka on the VR headset, which also has a phone app, but there are lots of great apps out there that can help you meditate if you want a guide instead of doing it on your own.
Affirmations
Hal advises that affirmations “transform how you think and feel so that you can overcome your limiting beliefs and behaviours and replace them with those you need to succeed.”
Your affirmations should be brief positive phrases that you can repeat, ideally out loud, to help your subconscious motivate you for the day ahead.
Visualisation
For this part of the routine, Hal Enrod advises you to “visualise living your ideal day, performing all tasks with ease, confidence and enjoyment.”
Exercise
You don’t need to spend an hour in the gym, run a marathon or go all out for a few minutes with a high intensity training, even a simple 5-10 minute routine will get you moving and the blood flowing to your brain.
You can try a simple yoga routine, some jumping jacks, anything to get you moving – there are millions of quick things you can find on YouTube to follow along with.
We have our lovely dog, Sky, who appreciates a nice walk in the morning, so we tend to change the order of the routine to put the exercise last.
Reading
Hal Enrod suggests reading self-help books in the morning to focus on personal development. There’s a focus on self-improvement and learning something.
I think you can learn from everything you read, so in my world, every book is a self-help book, and if you want to read fiction, read fiction. Getting whisked away by a chapter of high fantasy or delving into a cosy mystery is great for the soul.
And if you like to keep a record of what you read, we have a fun tracker you can download to help you.
Scribing
This is just putting down whatever you feel like on paper. It could be journaling, making a gratitude list, creating affirmation or just jotting down ideas.
Final thoughts.
We didn’t stick with all of these. We do meditation, exercise and reading most days, but the others only occasionally. For us, the big improvement has come from taking the time to just be present in the morning and not waking up to an explosion of chaos.
After reading the book and trying out the miracle morning, we also started a gratitude jar, which is a lovely way to focus on the things we are grateful for. Delving into the jar and reading the things we have all written is a great way to bring a smile to our faces. You can pick one up on Amazon (affiliate link) like we did, but a bowl or box and some paper is all you need.
If you’d like to find out more about the Miracle Morning, you can pick up Hal’s book (affiliate linked previous below) or try out his free 30-Day Miracle Morning Challenge.