Bringing mindful awareness to your daily routines, we can focus our attention on anything we're doing.
Here are some examples from our everyday activity.
Taking a shower, there are many sensory experiences to be attention to in the shower, like the feeling
of the water on your body, the sound of the water, the warmth and the goodness of the air, the sensation
of your feet on the tube and the smell of the soap or shampoo, daily grooming activities like shaving,
combing your hair or brushing your teeth can feel like tedious chores.
But if you've ever been been unable to do one of these things, like brushing your teeth after oral
surgery, you know the delight you feel to finally do them again.
Practice taking your time and doing the activity as if for the very first time being outdoors.
Pretend or realize you're a visitor on a planet of earth.
See the sky filled the air, hear the birds and witness the trees as if you've never before experienced
this strange and inspiring bliss eating not the food you're eating.
It's color and aroma.
It's taste and texture in your mouth.
The sensation of chewing and swallowing this savor the experience as though you've never eaten before.
Reading a book.
Notice the feel and smell of the book, its weight, the texture of the pages and their sound as they
turn.
Be aware of the feeling you have as you settle into a book listening to someone notice the person's
eye as he speaks, then to nation of his voice.
The variation in emotion, Barack's hearing and seeing this person as if for the very first time going
to the weekend and our day, by letting go of our past experiences with the sleep and opening to whatever
this night will bring.
Feel your body pressing down into the mattress and the mattress bracing up to support you.
Pay attention to the sensations of your head on the pillow, the blanket or sheet on top of you sounds
in the room and outside of it, the breath moving in and out of your body.