I don’t know that anything about my routine constitutes weird, really. I’m curious to know what everyone’s morning meditative ceremony is. Reading the newspaper, or showering for an ungodly amount of time, etc. For me it’s the coffee. I make a chemex pour over most mornings. It’s a bit more labor-demanding than other ways to get the coffee fix but that’s part of the point.
I'm curious if anyone else does nothing meditative in the morning. Getting ready for bed is a ritual for wrapping up the day, but mornings are reflexive.
I totally get the coffee ceremony. I work somewhere with good coffee in-office now so I haven't done it recently, but that was always a huge part of my mornings in college! Wake up. Grind beans. Select filter. Boil water. Pour. Spend a few minutes watching it brew, on my phone, staring at a wall, thinking about exams...Then, pour a cup and get on with my day. There's something about that quiet sequence of events that always felt sacred to me! I'm glad someone else gets it :)
Yes, that's the routine! I have an office now so I can actually do all this stuff at work when I first get in and am in that not-quite-ready to hit it mode, while checking emails and stuff. The whole habit started in grad school when a labmate brought in his chemex and another would roast his own beans and bring those. We'd sit out in the hall to make it because you can't do that in a lab, but it was a great morning ritual. Now indispensable for me is a good thermos to keep it drinkable for a while.