Mindful Living..

~10 Tips for a Mindful Home~

Karen Maezen Miller

1. Wake with the sun.

There is no purer light than what we see when we open our eyes first thing in the morning.

2. Sit

Mindfulness without meditation is just a word.

3. Make your bed.

The state of your bed is the state of your head. Enfold your day in dignity.

4. Empty the hamper.

Do the laundry without resentment or commentary and have an intimate encounter with the fabric of life.

5. Wash your bowl.

Rinse away self-importance and clean up your own mess. If you leave it undone, it will get sticky.

6. Set a timer.

If you're distracted by the weight of what's undone, set a kitchen timer and, like a monk in a monastery, devote yourself wholeheartedly to the task at hand until the bell rings.

7. Rake the leaves.

Rake, weed, or sweep. You'll never finish for good, but you'll learn the point of pointlessness.

8. Eat when hungry.

Align your inexhaustible desires with the one true appetite.

9. Let the darkness come.

Set a curfew on the internet and TV and discover the natural balance between daylight and darkness, work and rest.

10. Sleep when tired.

Nothing more to it.

Namaste,

Jennifer Renee