Have you ever gotten home and are too tired to think, so you go on autopilot?
Autopilot for you may mean you throw some chicken nuggets in the oven and then eat them with your kids. Then you feel guilty, and your energy is drained.
Or autopilot may mean that you pour a glass or two of red wine (or two) and sit down with some cheese and crackers. Before you even know what you are doing, they are gone. Then you may pour another and call it dinner, but that is not what you want to do.
Our routines and habits allow us to access a part of our brain that runs on relatively little energy. This means that you can skip the energy needed to decide what to do because your brain just does what it does.
This can be where the problem lies if your habits are not designed for your happiness.
Our habits are our most critical cornerstones for happiness.
But there is excellent news!!! You can create new habits and break old habits!
Make your dinnertime routine to create feelings of calmness and gratitude rather than annoyance.
Create a morning routine that doesn’t make you want to lay your head down and cry before you even get the kids to school.
Create bedtime routines for yourself that don’t leave you exhausted and irritable.
It is entirely possible, and it’s not that hard!!
All you need to do is commit to yourself!
Credit: Ali Hively, Fitness instructor
