It has been a while between updates, but I’m so glad you’re here.
Over the last few months I’ve been spending a lot more time on offline creative pursuits. It started with the artist’s way, a book I can wholeheartedly stand behind for creatives in need of a new frame of mind. For as long as I can remember, my creativity has ebbed and flowed. I don’t think it is ever a linear narrative for creatives, and I know first hand how real burnout can become.
Because of these ups and downs (which are of course a natural progression of life), I’ve been working to create simple morning rituals to start each day right.
Morning rituals
Since my early twenties, caffeine and me have been very good friends.
If I have ever had a morning ritual that I’ve stuck by, it has been coffee. And it only became more and more of a lifeline as I continued to travel more frequently! But with age I have also developed a relationship with anxiety, which I think has become fairly common place in our highly connected, hyper-alert society.
And do you know what is bad for anxiety? Coffee!
Sadly, coffee and I have been seeing less and less of each other. That isn’t to say we’ve broken up, but we’ve certainly been on a slight break.
I no longer drink five or six cups of coffee in the morning before I get going for the day. Instead, I’ve been replacing my coffee cups with a delicious cup of iced matcha, which I make from scratch each day.
Not only is matcha great for anxiety-relief and boosts your brain function, but also the practice of making matcha has become a ritual for me. Each day as I prepare the match (with an electric whisk, I must confess) I think about the day ahead, plan a roadmap in my mind, and by the time the matcha is made, I’m ready to sit down and start my next morning ritual.
I mentioned earlier the artist’s way, a book geared towards sparking creativity in creatives. The book is less of a traditional read and more an opportunity to take part in a six week program to unlock your creative abilities. The program includes morning pages (writing whatever comes to mind as soon as you wake up) and artist’s dates (taking yourself on a creative date once a week). I can highly recommend it for anyone who is stuck creatively.
And with that, I hope you’re all keeping well and refining your own morning rituals in this pandemic pause.
Brooke
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