Honestly? Checking in on people’s moods-especially my bosses’- before I settle into work and plan my day. I’d love to just arrive, breathe and get on with things as I please( within reason, mostly), without having to gauge whether today is a good day for them.. or one of those shouty, stormy ones that could derail mine. To just start my day on my own terms, without having to emotionally tiptoe around someone else’s mood swings.
And honestly, shouldn’t they have a morning routine to help regulate that? Something to ground them, to remind them that it’s not okay to have people walking on eggshells around you- boss or not?
Because I do. And if weren’t for the peaceful effect my own routine has had lately, I wouldn’t have stuck with it either. It used to feel like a chore. Boring. But now I see it differently.
Routines Are Freedom
Routines aren’t cages- they’re maps. You don’t wake up wondering what to do next. You know the steps. You know what comes after what. And in a world full of uncertainty, having even a few minutes that are felly yours is deeply calming.
If I could tweak mine, I’d stop thinking of it as a “routine” altogether. I’d want it to feel less like a list of must-do’s and more like a series of get-to’s. I get to walk. I get to meditate. I get to journal and breathe. Not “ugh, I have to walk today” or “Oh God, I have to meditate.” You know what I mean? To strip the routineness out of the routine and rediscover joy in each moment.
Can We Skip the Small Talk?
About the morning greetings at the office. I’m not mad, and yes, I had a lovely night, thanks for asking. But can we just…. not? It’s not genuine, and we all know it. We do it so we’re not the one who seems rude. I’d rather we speak when we actually want to connect, not because it’s expected.
Actually, if I’m being honest, I’d love to skip the whole “wake up and go to work” part of my daily routines. Is that possible? Is it even just another routine- even when it feeds you and helps climb the ladders that we’re supposed to be climbing?
Is there even a way to make even the necessary routines feel like choices? Like freedom. Like joy.
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