{"id":48602,"date":"2023-03-04T09:36:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T09:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/?p=48602"},"modified":"2023-03-04T09:37:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T09:37:04","slug":"a-glorious-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marnix.nl\/homepage\/welkom\/2023\/03\/04\/a-glorious-start\/","title":{"rendered":"A Glorious Start."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019m creating a morning routine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had one before, but that was more about just sitting in bed, scrolling through social media, drinking coffee, and reading the odd book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a pretty good routine but I like my new one better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I wake up I don\u2019t pick up my phone for a least an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I make a big-ass mug of bulletproof coffee, decaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t take breakfast, because I\u2019m always intermittent fasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I get back to bed and journal for about an hour, pen on paper (for the oldskool authentic vibe).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ask \u2018What do I need to learn or see today?\u2019, and then just let the answer come up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or I start with things like \u2018I believe that people are\u2026\u2019 or \u2018As a coach, I should always\u2026\u2019, and let it rip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, it was a bit wonky and uncomfortable, because I tried to find the answers in my rational mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But now I\u2019m good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s quite fascinating what comes up from the darker places in my being, and you can consider that to be an understatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After journaling for an hour or so I almost always have ideas for a blog, so I\u2019ll write one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And after doing that, I\u2019ll work out, doing a bit of low-intensity cardio and some serious weightlifting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you might be wondering why I\u2019m doing this, and what the purpose of this routine (that is expanding and evolving and shifting) actually is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have different answers to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because it feels good to spend time on and with myself, consciously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because it helps me getting to know the darker and more hidden parts of myself that tend to make me do and think unhelpful things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because I like doing things that I don\u2019t like in the beginning, because I know that \u2018I don\u2019t feel like it\u2019 holds the key to amazing insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because it makes me feel good (about myself).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because it teaches me about resilience, growth, possibilities, and creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because I notice results and I love that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I re-create myself through my morning routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that makes me a better person, it really does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not saying I was bad before, I\u2019m simply talking about the quality of my being and my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has improved dramatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am much more light-hearted, much more forgiving, much less judgmental, much more creative and inventive and effective, much less jealous and dramatic, much less disappointed or looking for people to blame, much happier, and way more powerful in my decisions and actions, to name just a couple of the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I get it that \u2018being a better person\u2019 is wildly subjective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But since I’m the person we\u2019re talking about right now, I get to decide what it means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it means a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m incredibly grateful to have and appreciate the insights that keep me exploring and discovering, that gently push me towards things like a morning routine, which I always thought was for people without imagination (yeah I know).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, we\u2019re already good, we all are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But how about being ridiculously amazing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(If you want to re-create your life, if you want to set up one or two or five new routines to get you going toward new places, and if you just can’t seem to get it done, email me. Let’s talk, let’s be inspired, and let’s make it happen. Mail me)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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—<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Photo by @anniespratt, for Unsplash)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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