Confessions of a Non-Morning Parent Pt. 2
In my seven years of parenting three kids, I tried all the hacks and tricks. I tried waking up an hour before my kids to get a good work out in, drink lemon water, and meditate. I tried sleeping in with my baby and not waking until my toddlers are bounding into my room. Some days I’m full of energy and other days I feel like a failure from the start. The one piece of advice I think most inspirational coaches completely leave out is to identify the season of life you are in.
A mom with a toddler and a newborn has a very different day than a mom with 3 kids in full-time school. A mom who chooses to go screen free in the mornings has different challenges than a mom who gives her child the iPad first thing. In order to be successful with a morning routine, you first need to identify what season of life you are in, and then commit to a routine that works with the season. The goals and values you set for today may look different 6 months from now and that is okay. As Reggie Joiner once said, “It’s just a phase—so don’t miss it!”
What is holding you back from achieving the goal you desire?
You may be in a season of life where you spend all of your waking hours with your child. If so, the idea of waking up an hour before your child seems impossible and therefore so does the ability to feel recharged. I’m here to tell you that you can still have a peaceful morning and feel recharged with your kids around. This may be a harder season of life, but your child is not holding you back from peace, your daily rhythm is. Ghandi once said, “peace is not absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.”
If it feels as if your child is the reason you cannot reach your goal, look at the season/age of life they are in and ask yourself “how can I achieve this goal with them”. Do you want to exercise in the morning, but have a clingy toddler that wakes up as soon as you do? Turn on some music or a free exercise video on YouTube and invite them to join you. If they start climbing on top of your mid-yoga pose…hey, you just got yourself extra gains! 💪😂 Do you want to create space in the morning to make breakfast and slowly drink your coffee? Prepare an activity or a morning basket the night before and have it ready to go for your child when they begin their day. Create rhythms in your day that support the kind of morning person you want to be and stick with it!
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