06/06/2026
Part 2/2: 🌟Over the next 3 days, mindfully practice a beginner’s mind, experiencing the world as if for the first time.
Even if your circumstances stay exactly the same, this practice shakes up old narratives and infuses fresh possibilities and perspectives. Remember that whatever we focus on expands. Let’s use the power of the mind to our advantage!
Here are some ideas to begin...
➡️Tune into your Breath
Step 1: Observe.
- Where do you normally breathe (up into your chest or down into your lower belly and through your nose or mouth)?
- Pace (quick or slow breaths)?
Step 2: Practice.
- Take 10 mindful, slow, deep belly breaths. Stay present. If you lose count, begin again.
Step 3: Reflect.
- How was this practice for you?
- What thoughts, emotions, or bodily sensations did it evoke?
➡️Take a Nature Walk
If heat deters you from going outside and your schedule allows, enjoy an early morning walk.
Be present to the sights, sounds, smells, and so on.
Touch the grass, trees, sand, rocks, or whatever is in your surroundings.
Allow nature to heal you.
If walking isn’t possible for you, adapt these recommendations to suit what makes sense for you.
➡️Be Curious About Your Surroundings (Commute Edition)
- When traveling somewhere you often go, like work, a grocery store, a friend’s home, etc, consciously choose to go different route.
- If traveling the usual route, consciously notice your surroundings differently than you normally do.
- What do you appreciate about this commute?
- What do you see that you never noticed before?
- How does this expanded perspective make you feel?
➡️Enjoy it NOW
- Is there something you’ve been saving for “a special occasion?”
- Use the nice plates, wear the fancy clothes, enjoy your stuff and the moment TODAY rather than later!
➡️Explore Your Area
- Explore your city’s or area’s upcoming events: concerts, fruit-picking, tea ceremonies, wellness expos, festivals, potlucks, book clubs, art galleries, museums, community walks, etc.
- What do you already enjoy doing? How can you experience it differently?
- What’s something brand new that piques your interest?
- What’s something completely out of your comfort zone that you’re willing to try?
This is a far from exhaustive list of options.
❓What else can you think of to explore❓