As a follow up to Wednesday’s post, I’m declaring this weekend:

Simple Pleasure Weekend!

What this means is that all weekend I’m going to magnify my experience of simple pleasures and delight in the mundane, everyday things of life.

Want to join me?  Here are some examples to get you started…

• Deeply inhale, slowly taking in and delighting in the aroma of that fresh cup of coffee in your hand.  Really feel the warmth of the cup and how comforting it feels
• Put fresh sheets on the bed and experience, with every inch of your skin how wonderful that feels.  Heck go to bed a little early or get up a little later just to savor the sensation
• Treat your next meal like it’s a gourmet delicacy (even if it’s a peanut butter sandwich).  Eat slowly and fully taste every single bite, saying mmmmm as you appreciate all the different tastes and textures
• Even if you have nowhere to go, get a little more dressed up than usual and admire yourself in the mirror for a few minutes
• If you’re cleaning, pretend that you’re at the gym doing the brand new “rubber glove workout program!”  Throw yourself totally into it, stretching those muscles and allowing your entire body to experience the rhythm and motion.  I did this last week and my body was so happy it kept looking for more stuff to clean, lol.
• When traveling (whether it’s across town or around the corner), put your attention outside of windshield to the world around you.  Notice that funny mailbox, weird colored paint job on those shutters, cool saying that church signboard.  Point out cool cloud shapes and interesting bumper stickers.  Often we go to the same places so often we never really notice what’s along the way.

If you haven’t guessed by now, the focus during this weekend of simple pleasures is on physical sensations.  Concentrating on feeling physical sensations completely and deeply  helps connect our bodies to the world around us which helps us be more grounded and also more comfortable in our own skin.

Plus it just feels sooooo good!!!