Daily Habits… or Programming?

Daily Writing Prompt: What Are Your Daily Habits?

Well now, the usual start to my day looks like this:

Get up, let Heff out, feed him, give him his insulin, and make sure he’s settled. If he’s not sorted first, there will be no peace for me. Then, and only then, do I get to take care of myself.

I like my quiet time in the morning, though I rarely get it exactly how I want it. Life tends to get in the way, or a sneaky thought jumps in before I’ve even had my tea.

And it got me thinking, are daily habits these wholesome, grounding rituals we build to keep ourselves steady, or are they bits of programming we’ve absorbed along the way without even realizing?

Maybe it’s worth stopping every now and then and asking ourselves:

Does this still serve me?

Does it make me feel good, or am I just doing it because it’s what I’ve always done?

I don’t want a life of robotic habits. I want rituals that feel good for my soul, even if they don’t make sense to anyone else. If it’s talking to the birds or dancing in the kitchen before breakfast, so be it.

So maybe my new daily habit is checking in with myself:
“Is this mine? Or someone else’s idea of what I should be doing?”