Issue No. 24: Romanticize Your Life

Romanticizing your life is a way to infuse more meaning into the ordinary, create rituals out of routines, and embrace the present moment. How can we elevate the everyday? 

 

First, we can start to shift our mindset. As Albert Einstein once suggested, we can choose to see everything as a miracle. Gratitude journaling is a great way to begin to notice the good around you in daily moments. 

 

From there, we can add our own creative touch. Small adjustments can transform a routine into something you look forward to — playing music while you cook, listening to a thoughtful podcast on a walk, inviting your kids to sing along while you tidy up. Light a candle, change the lighting, wear something that makes you feel like you, or slow your pace to savor what’s in front of you.

 

Taking tasks from ordinary to extraordinary just takes a little creativity, beauty, fun, and playfulness. I hope you’ll try it this week!

 

Be well,

Founder, Season Journals

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Journal Prompts

• What’s one part of my week that feels ordinary or monotonous that could use an upgrade?

• What modification, such as adding a sensory cue, can I add to this otherwise ordinary part of my week? 
  

• What’s something positive that happened today? 

• How can I work on savoring the moment and being fully present this week?

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Affirmations

Every day is a day worth celebrating.
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One small shift can make an impact. 
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Routines can turn into rituals with a little imagination.
 

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Action Items

Just Add Music

Music is the universal language. And it’s truly incredible how it can affect the tone of any situation. This week, when you find yourself simply going through the motions, try adding a personal soundtrack. Maybe it’s during work, while you’re cooking, giving the kids a bath, or on your commute. See the power it has to change the mood, and in turn, change your mood!

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Resources & Links

Write Your Story and Romanticize Your Life with Intentional Journaling (Blog) — Season Journals

Simple Ways to Romanticise Your Life (Blog) — Daisybutter

Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness (Book) — Ingrid Fetell Lee