Focus on what you’re doing. Taking dishwashing as an example, use your senses. Notice how heavy each pot feels…how the water feels on your skin. Breathe deeply while you work. Look on the kitchen countertop, and take pleasure in the small things around you—a vase that you picked out on a trip or a spice that you especially like.
Feel curious, feel alive. Being engaged in what you’re doing with all your senses makes any task seem less tedious. You are open to what’s around you…you feel curious…and you feel alive.
Free your mind from stressful thoughts. When you heighten your senses in this way, you may find yourself in a state of pleasant concentration, which is called being “in the flow.” In this mind-set, it is difficult to have unpleasant thoughts. This kind of “awareness” also enhances your creativity and intuition. The dishes are clean—and you feel better for having washed them.
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