Be mindful

I like to move throughout my day with something in mind.

I don’t know where this stemmed from because I don’t think there were ever hard instilled values growing up— I wasn’t raised with an extremely strict parenting style, however I feel as if my siblings and I always just knew right from wrong. We weren’t religious so I couldn’t acclimate my want to move through the world with thoughtfulness from following a religious set of values. I don’t know exactly when it was that I realized I operate best this way. But i’m noticing that it has made me feel much different than I did prior to doing this.

I simply take on a new task. I do something little. Lighting a candle when I would remember to, I did this because I preferred the smell of my room when candles burned but it didn’t always occur to me to burn them. So then I made it a task to burn candles as often as I could remember.

I gave myself a task. It’s something to be thinking about throughout your day. It makes me feel as though I am consistently stimulating my brain throughout the day. My newest task is collecting cool lighters. (I only have one at the moment but baby steps okay). The jar I have for this collection of lighters is an old cleaned out candle. First ever candle I completely burned to the bottom. Yup, I got into the habit of burning candles and burned one completely through! It’s the little things!!! 

Be mindful of something throughout your day. Whether it’s holding doors open for people, actively trying to think positively, or even be more present in the moment! You’ll feel accomplished when you get home knowing you put in effort all day to do something you don’t typically pay attention to!

xoxo