Romanticizing life has been a changing journey. There was a time in my life when everything felt like survival–wake up, hustle, push through, repeat. Life was a checklist. I wasn’t in the moment and I wasn’t soft, immediate or in my heart. But when I started to see beauty in ordinary things and take pleasure from small moments, I found connections deeper with both my self-awareness and surrounding world.
Not in a fake or picture-perfect way. But in a slow, gentle, and intentional way that brought joy back into the ordinary.
1. Morning Silence & Stillness
I stopped waking up and grabbing my phone.
Instead, I started my mornings with silence. No music, no voices, no scrolling. Just me, a warm drink, and the morning light.
Even 10 minutes of quiet helped me hear myself again.
2. Meditation Changed My Mindset
At first, I didn’t understand anything of meditation. My mind is endless and cannot be controlled, but gradually I learned to let it go. Only deep breathing exercises lasting five to ten minutes can make me relaxed. Now, whenever life gets heavy on all sides, it is the balance point for me to stand firm against anything that seeks too hard to hold me down as burdens are everywhere ready to topple us over.
3. Romanticizing Life Through Solo Tea Ritual
I bought a beautiful teacup which gives me pleasure. I play soft music and make the tea as if it were some sort of ritual. No, it’s not just about drinking the brew but having created space in time for myself is much more important and far better.
It’s not about the tea—it’s about giving myself a moment that’s just mine.
4. Journaling with Honesty
Some days I write one page. Some days I write a sentence.
But showing up to my journal is like checking in with my soul. It’s my safe space to say “I’m not okay” or “Today was beautiful” without needing to explain.
5. Morning Walks (Without Headphones)
No distractions. No music. Just the sound of birds, the wind, and my own footsteps.
It’s where I feel alive. Where I start to notice life again—flowers blooming, a child laughing, the way the clouds move.
6. Smiling at Myself in the Mirror
We often wait for someone to affirm us. But I learned to smile at myself first.
Even when I’m tired, I look into the mirror and say, “You’re doing great. I’m proud of you.”
It may sound silly, but it healed parts of me I didn’t know were hurting.
7. Solo Dates Are My New Favorite
I take myself out. To a café. To a bookstore. To a park.
I sit with myself the way I would sit with someone I love. I ask myself what I want, what I’m feeling, what I need.
It’s not lonely—it’s powerful.
Final Thoughts:
Romanticizing life doesn’t mean everything is perfect. It means you choose to slow down, soften, and notice the magic in the ordinary.
Perhaps saying the whole of life is a romantic twirl seems too much but the common feeling between people is that they see beautiful art-works which we have photographed or painted incredibly real. The moment you’ve relearned to live a life from the bottom of your heart and genuinely loving yourself, these small habits can be very, very transformative. They have transformed my life in ways that I never dreamed or even thought possible.
You begin to live like you love yourself.
And those small daily habits?
They changed everything for me.
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