Slow Mornings: A Ritual Worth Waking Up For

The best part of my day happens before anyone else is awake. No inbox, no feed, just light coming through the curtains and the sound of the kettle.

The three-step version

First thing when I woke up is coconut oil pulling which has so many benefits. After doing my washing routine I drink warm water with few lemon drops. Then coffee, made slowly, in the one cup that feels right in the hand. Then five lines in a notebook: three things I am grateful for, one thing I am going to do today, one thing I am going to let go of.

That is it. Twenty minutes. The phone stays in the other room until the cup is empty. While the hurry starts I make shot from half a lemon, one olive oil spoon, coffee spoon of curcuma and pinch of black paper. After that I am ready for the new day which has to be good.

You do not need more time. You need the first twenty minutes back.