Now I know there are many of you that may already do this seemingly small, menial task daily but the truth is, I believe... that so many of us don’t do it because we see it as just that! A small, menial task that seems to be insignificant and won’t make a difference one way or the other. When you wake up late and have to get going, your are not thinking about making your bed! I am one of those persons who did/does not make my bed on a regular. Even now at my young tenderoni age of 45 it still has not been a habit that has stuck with me. I can certainly give you a list of the “whys” as to why I have not developed a healthy habit of making my bed but at the end of the day, the fact remains I haven’t been doing it.
At times I can tell when I’m out of sync and need an overhaul of sorts. When I feel a lag in my current life status and can’t quite figure out how or where to start in figuring it out, I try to analyze the steps I need to take based on what going on. When I get to this point I literally say to myself, “I probably should make my bed”. Of course before getting to this point there has been a slow decline of good/healthy habits to not so good ones, and the small menial tasks such as bed making is one of them that has vanished from existence. So you have to get back to them to re-balance yourself. Yes, those small menial tasks that somehow gives you structure and balance.
I have learned to understand the importance of making my bed everyday, now its just about continuing the task on a consistent basis for optimal life results.
Here are 3 reasons why I think making your bed will help improve your life.
It can help give you a sense of achievement.
Sometimes when you are “stuck” you feel unproductive, unaccomplished and just plain ole lost. You need something to help give you a jumpstart. This task has proven to revive the deepest desires in myself and helps me get re-centered and focused on other tasks. Thereby resulting in productivity. Starting my day off making my bed has proved to produce a positive and fruitful rest of day.
Its a stress reducer.
Whether we make our beds regularly or not, when we DON’T make our beds and we come home from a long day it proves to prolong an already hectic day at the sight of it. You can’t unwind and destress from your day as quickly or at all sometimes. Your bedroom and bed is suppose to be somewhat a calm relaxing space and you should work to always keep that in mind. So that even after a long day you can come home to a made up bed and allow yourself to relax. When you are in a relaxed state you are better able to manage your family better and any other pressing tasks that need to be completed.
It encourages discipline.
Now I have to admit that I am still working on this but although I do tend to get off track with this task, I am encouraged to “go back” to it because it works. The discipline I’ve learned for myself is that, this task is an important step to re-centering myself so that I can refocus and tackle other life’s challenges when I feel out of sync.
I’m sure there are far more reasons to include on this list and none would be more important that the others. When we know better, we do better I’ve heard said. So ponder this small list if you are feeling out of sync and think about what works, what make my day better, what makes me feel empowered; think on the seemingly smallest, non time consuming tasks and GO BACK to what works so you can jumpstart, restart and focus on the matters that matter.
Be blessed, be AMAZING yall!
Yaya