In the course of living and following our path through time and space, are we mindful of what we are experiencing or are we mindless. Sometimes we get so caught up in making our life a routine to accomplish the small and the big, we forget to engage our senses to the greatest possible awareness and intensity of both pleasure and pain. It is like one just puts one foot in front of the other and forget that life has a rhythm and pattern for us to dance not just plod on till death do us part.
Awakening from the mindless routine of the day by day tasks can be overwhelming at times because there is so much stimuli in our society and world today. It is like we had to shut down part of our perceptions or we would go mad. However, in escaping the intensity of chaos, we lose our passions and our ability to truly feel pleasure. Oh we might smile or laugh and even giggle, but when we choose to disengage from our reaction to our environment we lose the beauty that surrounds us.
It does not take much to begin to live in the pleasure zone again without being disengaged by the over whelming intricacies of life. Starting out easy is the best way to recover our zest for experience and intensity. Think about what you do when you eat. Are you mindful of the taste, texture and pleasure that can be derived by just this simple action in life. Spend the next 30 days just paying attention to all of the senses involved in savoring what you are putting in your mouth. Slow down and be mindful of the experience of fueling your body. Even if you are going through the drive through to get a burger, stop and park and slowly experience what you are eating and drinking.
Being mindful does not mean you have a full mind that can't process and experience limitless data. You will always have the room in your brain to experience the "now" completely. Research has shown that it is easier to adjust to increased stimuli then to adjust to a decrease in stimuli so you have psychological advantages to increase your attention span to what you are doing at the moment. The pursuit of happiness is a constitutional right but are you taking command in order to exercise this right.
Being mindfull of our world increases our pleasure potential. Mindless routines decrease our pleasure potential.
Be mindful of what you do today. The life you save may be your own.
