(taken from WholeLifeChallenge.com) Option 1: "Stop and See the Beauty" Notice the Beauty in Life Every Day This WeekSimple Instructions:
Why Is This Practice Important? Like so many of the other things we might rush past, beauty is one of those things that doesn’t typically wind up at the top of our priorities. There’s a reason people say, “Stop and smell the roses.” We don’t often do it! But the world is as beautiful as you make it. By taking the time each day to notice the beauty in the things around you, you get to live in a beautiful world. Your appreciation of something is what makes it a beautiful thing. And beauty can be found in the simplest things. This is not a practice in aesthetics. This is a practice in getting in touch with what touches you. By setting out to capture beauty every day, you’ll put yourself on the lookout for it. You may also find that your camera roll becomes a place to look back and appreciate what you have created. For More on This PracticeThis week on the podcast, Andy spoke with Peter Himmelman — singer, songwriter, composer, painter, and author. Andy brought Peter on to talk about creativity, since he’s mastered it in his life and has written a book full of exercises to help others learn to foster it in theirs. For Peter’s thoughts on the relationship between “seeing the beauty” and finding our creative side, click through to the podcast and jump to 46:08. Option 2: Fill Your Digital "Jar of Awesome" A “Jar of Awesome” is a mason jar or something like it where you can drop notes about the awesome, amazing, great, or even good things that happen, that you are grateful for in your everyday life. This week, your Jar of Awesome will be digital. Simple Instructions:
Why Is This Practice Important?
We are bred for discontent. It kind of sucks, but it’s kind of true. Notice how no matter how good something gets, there’s almost always a “yeah, but…” lurking not far behind? Very little is good enough for us humans. Whether it’s because we believe it or because we don’t want to appear arrogant, it’s rare for us to celebrate for more than a moment the things that bring us joy or pleasure. What’s the last thing that you considered a success? Something athletic, a promotion at work, or a hard-won accomplishment in something? It’s never long before that success becomes status quo — before you’re looking ahead for the next thing to consider a success. There really aren’t things that are successes or failures. There are only moments. In fact, you can’t have what you would consider a real success without having some of what you would consider failures. Each and every moment can be appreciated, if you practice — the awesome, the amazing, the great, and the good. Even your “failures.” All it takes is an attitude of gratitude.
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