Live a Happy Ramadan with Adding New Habits!

In this holy month, we start to develop our spiritual world and get closer more to God and religion.  In Ramadan, which is the holiest month of the year, in the Islamic calendar, people start to get together for Iftar gatherings and some special evenings, which we call “Suhoor”.  In such gatherings, we eat and drink and have great conversations with one another.  This is one of the times where people not only get closer religiously but also socially. I also believe that in such wonderful time, people can add new habits to their daily routine in a very simple and easy way to follow.

During the month, people tend to say things like, time is short, couldn’t finish up work, and we can’t get enough sleep, and the list goes on.  For me, I think it’s one of the best times where each individual can take advantage of to get more sleep, and add new good habit to their daily routine if they practice little simple time management strategies and apply it with commitment and a desire to change.

If you’re like most people, you’d love to avoid some silly habits from your daily routine such as watching TV excessively, talking over the phone for hours, or perhaps gazing at your phone trying to keep up with all updates on the social network. However, sometimes you like to add new habits as well which you haven’t experienced before and this when its gets a little interesting.

People say that in 30 days one can learn new habit if they keep doing it every day consistently for 30 days.  I have done it with reading and writing and I think it worked. Everyday at the beginning of the year, January 2015, I decided to write journals to record my day and read a little before I go to bed. By the end of the month, I felt like I’ve learned a new skill and habit, and up till this very moment, am easily able to put myself to read or write anything I like.

We can use the “30 days new habit learning strategy” and apply it with little time-management, commitment and a desire to change to the better in our daily routine during this holy month. What is so special about this month compared to others; is that we all have fixed timing to eat and drink, somehow fixed timing to sleep, and the rest for prayers and reciting Quran.

What I am proposing here is to try to avoid silly habits like drinking lots of coffee, smoking cigarettes, eating loads of sweets, and the list goes on. I am not saying to cut it off in one, but gradually decreasing the intake value ( i.e. two cigarettes a day ) and making sure that by the end of the month we’re not in need for it anymore. On the other hand, we can also start adding new habits such as exercising a little like 15 minutes every day, preferably right before Iftar so we can start eating when we’re in need for protein and carbs.

Share with me your thoughts on the topic if you have more to add, and let me know what you think!

Keep healthy and happy Ramadan everyone!