🌱 Food for Thought This Week By Amanda Matos

Just here planting the seed to watch you flourish into a beautifully strong and abundant tree that is unbreakable at any age.

Let’s be real — how many mornings have you woken up already feeling behind?

The alarm goes off. The mental to-do list starts rushing in before your feet even hit the floor. And before you’ve had your first sip of coffee, it feels like the day is already running you instead of the other way around.

I get it, because I’ve been there too.

But here’s the thing most women don’t realize: you already have a morning routine.

Every thought you think, every scroll you take on your phone, every action you go through before noon — that’s your routine. Those little patterns shape how you feel for the rest of the day.

The question is: are you choosing them on purpose?

👉 On autopilot, you’re just following habits that may not be serving you.

👉 When you’re intentional, you start creating your mornings — and eventually your life.

And that’s the heart of this — how you spend your mornings and how you feel is always your choice. Whether you say it out loud or silently, you’re choosing.

So no, this isn’t about adding more to your plate. It’s about shifting from unconscious habits to conscious creation.

Because here’s the truth: how you spend your mornings sets the tone for everything else.

When you take back your mornings, you give yourself:✨ A sense of control over your day.✨ A rhythm that builds consistency through your week.✨ A foundation that compounds into months, years — and the life you truly want.

Creating a morning routine isn’t about perfection — it’s about integration. You’re training your body and mind to move in alignment with your goals until it feels natural. That’s the dream, right? For health to stop feeling like a constant struggle and start feeling like just who you are.

But here’s the catch — your routine only works if it’s aligned.

That means checking in with:

🌱 Intention: What do I want to feel in my mornings? Calm? Energized? Strong?

🌱 Purpose: Why does this matter to me right now?

🌱 Impact: Who else benefits when I show up this way? (Hint: it’s not just you.)

🌱 How: What small, doable actions fit my intention and keep me aligned?

🌱 Implementation: How will I celebrate each small win so this becomes a positive feedback loop — not another punishment cycle?

Because let’s be honest: rewarding yourself for showing up is way more powerful (and sustainable) than beating yourself up when you don’t.

This week, I want you to ask yourself:

If my mornings could feel exactly how I want them to, what would that look like?

And what’s one simple thing I can start tomorrow to move closer to that — and actually celebrate when I do?

Remember — you already have a morning routine. The power is in deciding whether you’ll let it run you… or you’ll start running it on purpose.