• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About
  • Contact
  • Advertise

Milwaukee Community Journal

  • News
    • Local News
    • National
    • World
    • Political
  • Men Building Men
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Fashion
    • Culture
    • Religion
  • Economy
    • Small Business
    • Money
    • Entrepreneurship
  • Health
    • Family
    • Relationships
  • Education
  • Jobs
    • Housing
  • Scholarship Fund
You are here: Home / Archives for ptayer

ptayer

5 Tips to a Healthy Morning

March 8, 2021 By MKE Community Journal Leave a Comment

It’s Monday! It’s time to start the week and start it right. A healthy start to the morning can really impact day in a positive way. Believe it or not, how you start your day truly impacts your mood for the day. All in favor for a great day, say “I”. Well, I know I want my day to be the best day it could be.

Here’s 5 tips on how you can start yours the right way.

1.Pray
Praying to God daily has helped me for years in more ways than one. We you wake up and acknowledge your higher power, you acknowledge your beliefs. You acknowledge that there’s something greater than you. For me, it’s always been a moment of gratitude and also something that reminds me that I have purpose. Praying lets me know that there’s a reason why I exist. There’s a reason why I wake up. Prayer in the morning can be that for you as well, or even more.

2.Gratitude
It’s extremely important to find things that you’re thankful for in the morning. Whether it’s for life itself, something nice someone did to you, or even for the people in your life. This not only keeps you in a great mood but it’s a tool for humility as well. Staying humble, acknowledging great things subconsciously keeps your mind on the positive.

3.Exercise
Get up and get that body moving. Exercising for 5 minutes to an hour can really make a big difference. Although working out is a physical sport, it’s very much a mental sport as well. It gives you something to push for and when you’re done, it feels so good to have accomplished that task. Making it to the gym or completing a short workout can condition your mind to know that anything is possible. It helps build your morning self-esteem. It gives you good healthy vibes.

4.Listen to Something Positive
In the morning, your mind is craving attention. What you feed it, can truly impact your mood, once again. It’s always great to listen to a positive message in the morning. Whether you go on youtube to find some Les Brown or Tony Robbins or you join in on a positive talk on Clubhouse, get something positive in your system. Music is great but messages that speak to your very being can pull something great out of you. Try it.

5.Write Your TO-DO List
Staying organized with what you have to do feels great. You’d be surprised to know just how phenomenal you are. When you write out the things you need to do, you are more likely to get them done. You will go into the day with tasks at hand and you will end the day feeling accomplished. It’s better to know what needs to be done than to free game your weeks. As you go along, check off your TO-DO’s. Hold yourself accountable and get it done.

These 5 tips help me to stay productive, high-energied, and focused. Drop something that’s a part of your morning routine to stay healthy in the comments. We want to hear.

-LaShawnda S. Wilkins (@speaklifeshawnie)

Filed Under: Health, MKE Monday Juice Tagged With: exercise, gratitude, habits, Monday, Mornings, positive, ptayer, to-do list

Primary Sidebar

MCJ WEEKLY

PREVIOUS EDITIONS

Go HERE for the Digital Archives

DR. TNT SCHOLARSHIP SPECIAL EDITION

CLICK THE IMAGE THE FULL EDITION

Newsletter Signup

The Milwaukee Community Journal (MCJ) and the Weekend Edition are distributed at a number of community churches; as is the current issue of Healthy Start. With many area churches closed for the next few weeks due to the coronavirus, your MCJ suggests you pick up your edition of the newspaper, Weekend Edition and Healthy Start at our offices, located at 3612 N. Martin Luther King Drive. We’re open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. You can still pick up the MCJ at several Walgreens and Pick n’ Save stores throughout the community, as well as city hall and the county courthouse.

Recent Posts

  • American Men Have Been In Crisis for Generations. A Remedy from 1879 Offers Hope
  • Online registration now open for 2026 Back to School Festival
  • Oakland Protesters Rally to Defend Haitian Immigrants and TPS
  • OPINION: 57,000 Empty Apartments and Not a Word of Apology – City Limits
  • ‘Choppin’ it up’ with a brotha about Crowley’s win, and why Black folks aren’t down with the Democratic Socialists!

CLASSIFIEDS

CLASSIFIEDS

Place your notice of divorce, name change, etc. in the Milwaukee Community Journal's Classifieds! Contact is at 414-265-5300

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Tags

2016 election African Americans Alderman Khalif J. Rainey ALDERWOMAN CHANTIA LEWIS Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs annual Baylor College of Medicine Biden Black History Month Black press Boko Haram civil rights community coronavirus COVID-19 Dating Advice day Democrats diversity Donald Trump Education event Featured free George Floyd HuffPost Live Joe Biden Love & Sex Love and Relationships Mayor Tom Barrett mental health Milwaukee Repertory Theater naacp national NNPA pandemic racism report Republicans Reuters social media Trump Trump Administration What Is Working: Small Businesses White House

Categories

H5_WEDC1027_AA_300x250

Copyright © 2026 Milwaukee Community Journal