Your home is the place where you can be renewed so that you can go back out into the world and do whatever you do. Consciously or unconsciously we organize our homes so that our surroundings help us out. Draw a map of your living space. Label the different parts. Add information about how they are organized to make you comfortable, keep you healthy and keep you safe. You … [Read more...] about The Organization of Your Home
Observation
A is for Admire
Write the letters of the alphabet, A to Z, down the left-hand side of the page. Then think about all the different things and people that you admire. Do you know that the word admire is related to the word smile? What makes you smile? Next to the letters of the alphabet, write down words for things you admire and things that make you smile. It’s okay to have more than one … [Read more...] about A is for Admire
Before that…
What are you doing now? Write that down. Write the words “Before that…” Then write down something that happened before you were doing whatever it is you are doing now. Try not to plan ahead. An idea will always pop into your head as you write the words "Before that..." Again, write those words: “Before that…” Again, tell about something that occurred before the last … [Read more...] about Before that…
Noticing Without Trying
Rub your hands together vigorously until they start to feel hot. Then place them gently over your face. Notice what that feels like. Do this over and over for about 10 minutes. Pay attention to what the contact with your face makes you notice about your hands. Pay attention to what your hands make you notice about your face. Here are further suggestions for how to notice … [Read more...] about Noticing Without Trying
The Color of a Color
Take an inventory of your inner or outer world and make a list of objects that you find there. Make a second column beside the first, and write down the color of each object. Make a third column. In this one, write the name of a different object that is the exact same color as the corresponding object in the third column. Then write a scene or story that names some of the … [Read more...] about The Color of a Color