AtoZ Holistic Self-care: K is for Kindle

Some say it takes 7 days to form a habit, others say 21. At the beginning of winter, I posted a Winter Wellness Bucket List that included a few intentions that I easily wrapped into one. I spent 20 minutes each morning under a sun lamp listening to meditation music, drinking hot tea, and working on a jigsaw puzzle. The habit formed quickly, and I enjoyed the calm, peaceful morning ritual.

As Spring arrived, I was in the midst of wrapping up an important, intense project I’d worked on all winter. The last week or so entailed a few “all-nighters,” which threw off my morning ritual and my sleep-eat-exercise patterns.

And I learned quickly that while it may take 7 days or 21 days or 3 months to form a habit — it takes no time at all to completely let one crash and burn.

Almost a month into Spring and two weeks since the project deadline and my sleep-eat-exercise and morning routine have not returned.

I’m not beating myself about it — but rather, I’m focusing on today’s word: Kindle

Kindle is synonymous with verbs like spark, arouse, ignite, encourage, excite, activate, pique.

And so, as the weather warms and I transition into new rituals and habits for the season, I watch and ask myself how I will kindle physical well-being, energy, productivity, and…