Five Simple Things

Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.

The first of our Five Simple Things is to simply say “Thank You” three times before your feet hit the floor in the morning. This one has been hard for me to remember, and it occurred to me that maybe I needed to know :

  • Thank you for what?
  • Thank you to who?

This morning, I had quite a list of Thank You’s. Here are some of them:

  • Thank you to my roof for keeping the rain out yesterday.
  • Thank you to my heart for continuing to beat.
  • Thank you to my coffee maker for brewing my coffee.
  • Thank you to my floor for being there to walk on.

It was fun, and it made getting out of bed way easier than it usually is. So, this morning when I got on my computer, I decided to make a batch of different “thank you” notes. Enjoy!

Changing Things Around

Yesterday I felt like I had hit a wall, but then late last night a thought bounced into my head. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” So, I said to myself… OK then. Tomorrow I am going to do things differently. Tomorrow I am going to do everything I do normally, and at the same time, I’m going to change it up, so that it’s different.

So, today I have been doing just that. Every time I think of it, I try to change my normal habits just a little bit. Instead of turning on the TV and trolling the news on my phone, I put in a CD. And instead of picking a CD to fit my mood, I closed my eyes and picked a random CD.

Instead of putting on the same pair of socks that I’ve been wearing for a week???!!! Seriously? Yes! I put on a clean new pair of socks, a pair that I haven’t worn in a really long time… Instead of getting on my computer right away, I did a load of laundry and cleaned off the counters.

And so it goes… It feels good. I’ve even actually been remembering our Five Simple Things! Every single one of them so far! Wow!

Hitting A Wall

Ok… so I feel like I’m hitting a wall when it comes to working this project, and a post from way back in 2017 caught my eye. Losing Focus.. which is exactly what has been happening with me and these five simple things. One of the quotes really struck me…  “When you are hitting a brick wall, focus on one brick.”

So what’s my one brick? I’m doing pretty good with the gratitude area of our five things, totally blocked on the “send the energy back” area, and somewhere in the middle when it comes to the other three. I wonder what “one brick” I could focus on… successfully…

I think the “You Are Magickal” note on the bathroom mirror needs to migrate around my house. Maybe I need a bunch of them, everywhere… Maybe that’s my “one brick.”

Anybody else have any ideas? Experiences? Insight?

Adding To Our Five Things

I thought it might be fun to compile a list of all of the “other” simple things that we have talked about and/or shared up until now. I find that when I am paying attention and thinking of more ideas, it helps me to stay focused on the project, and not wander off into forgetfulness.

So how about it guys. Here’s a list of everything we have so far, plus a few more that I came up with while working on this post. I’d love to make this into a really really long list. Any body have any other ideas?

  • Every morning say “Thank You” three times before your feet hit the floor.
  • When you turn your key in the ignition, tell your car how much you appreciate it.
  • When showering, visualize shimmering gold water with protective light filling up your aura.
  • When washing your hands, imagine that you are “washing my hands of…..” and then think of whatever you would like to let go of.
  • As you wash your hands, visualize washing away any bad karma, bad vibes, or negativity.
  • Write something uplifting or inspirational on all your bottled water so you can be inspired as you go through your day.
  • If you dry brush your skin before a shower, imagine brushing your troubles away.
  • If you use a shower oil, visualize the oil as sanctifying the whole cleansing process.
  • Bless your morning coffee/tea with vibes of productivity and creativity.
  • Look into your morning cup of coffee/tea and say, “Thank the Gods! Now everything is going to be OK.”
  • When heating food or beverages in the microwave, imagine that it is being thoroughly and completely infused with love and light.
  • Every time you use keys, visualize they are unlocking opportunities to get you closer to your dreams.
  • When opening a jar think about opening up to new ideas, experiences, and knowledge.
  • When opening a door, think about moving forward with my goals, ideas, and/or life.
  • Every time you walk out of a door, imagine that you are walking into a grand adventure.
  • Every time you look into a mirror, say three times, “You are magickal.”
  • Whenever you look into a mirror, say “You are wonderful, amazing, and I love you.”
  • When changing out of your work clothes into your “home” clothes, imagine that you are dismantling any stress or drama that might have followed you home.
  • As you change out of your day clothes into your pajamas, imagine that you are taking off the cares and worries of the day and putting them away.
  • Before you fall asleep, visualize chords connecting you to everybody you met that day, and send their Energy back to them.

Magical Thinking

As I have been working this project, it occurred to me that these little things we are doing might actually be described as tiny magic spells…. we have an action and an invocation. Simple Magick.

I love this idea so much, that I put a note on my bathroom mirror that says, “I am magickal.” Not only does this lift my mood, it gives me an added incentive to remember our Five Simple Things.

We’ve been working on this for about a week now, how’s it going for you? Any ideas, insights, experiences, thoughts, and suggestions that you might want to share are deeply appreciated.

Letting Go

“Before you fall asleep,
visualize chords connecting you to everybody you met that day,
and send their Energy back to them.”

What a great idea! And no matter how hard I try, I cannot remember to do this. I am now contemplating hanging a note from the ceiling over my bed. Part of the problem is that I have a bad habit of falling asleep on the couch and then stumbling off to bed at some point late into the night.

One idea I had was to visualize and disconnect those chords whenever I get home from work, or the store, or wherever I may have gone during the day. As I get out of the car, do the disconnect. I could leave myself a note in my car, which would help me to remember. The drawback to this is that I don’t go very many places these days.

Alternatively, I could post a note on my front door, and do the disconnect before I go into the house. This would prevent me taking “stuff” home with me. But again, these days I’m not leaving home very often.

If anyone has any suggestions or ideas for how to make this a regular practice, I’m definitely interested.

Unlocking Opportunities

Number four of our five simple things is as follows:

Every time you use keys, visualize they are unlocking opportunities to get you closer to your dreams.

This is an awesome idea. I really like it. Why can’t I remember to do it? I have not remembered it even one time. And the last time I unlocked something, I knew that keys and unlocking were part of this project, but for the life of me I couldn’t remember what the heck I was supposed to do.

I even thought of a couple of different ways to approach the concept, like for example:

  • When opening a jar think about opening up to new ideas, experiences, and knowledge.
  • When opening a door, think about moving forward with my goals, ideas, and/or life.

I haven’t been successful at remembering those either. I guess I am feeling blocked on the idea of moving forward, unlocking, opening up, unblocking… any kind of movement forward. Or maybe I just need to put a note to myself on my key ring… LOL.

So what about you guys? Thoughts? Ideas? Experiences? Inspirations? Comments? Complaints? Observations? Opinions?

 

Simple Thing #3

I love the idea of Simple Thing #3, which is infusing creativity and productivity into my coffee and/or tea … and I have tried doing it. But what happens to me is that I either forget until after the I have finished drinking it, or I remember when I am stirring it, and then my mind immediately goes to the phrase “stirring up some trouble” or even “double trouble boil and bubble” which I absolutely do NOT want.

So, I’ve been rummaging around in my brain trying to come up with viable solutions, and so far I have come up with these two:

  • I look into my cup of and I say, “Thank the Gods! Now everything is going to be OK.” And when I say it, I actually mean it.  Very easy for me because this is basically what I do anyway.
  • In the evening when I drink tea, I usually heat up the water in the microwave, and when I do, I began a practice of imagining that the water in my cup is being thoroughly and completely infused with love and light.

That second one is a little harder to remember, so I wrote myself a note and put it on the door of the microwave. Now, whenever I nuke my food, I envision Love and Light infusing it. So that’s been fun, and it might even be good for me.

What about you? Have you been finding it easy to infuse your coffee and/or tea with creativity and productivity? Is it hard to remember? Do you have any ideas or insights? I’d love to hear what you have to say.

 

Coming Clean

I have been mulling over the best way to really get excited about our #2 simple thing which is:

“When showering,
visualize shimmering gold water with protective light
filling up your aura.”

By biggest problem with this is that I don’t take a shower every day, and when I do shower… it doesn’t occur to me until after I am done. So… What I came up with was a practical substitute that works for me.

Since we are in the midst of a pandemic, and I am having to work, I find myself washing my hands all the time. And I thought to myself that there must be a way to use hand washing instead of showering. But, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t equate hand washing with my aura filling up with light.

My solution was as follows:

  • Whenever I wash my hands I envision myself “washing my hands of…” and then I think of whatever is foremost in my mind that I really actually would like to let go of.
  • Also, since hand washing now is kind of long and drawn out, I imagine that I am washing away any bad karma, bad vibes, or negative bullshit that I might have “picked up” during the course of the day.

It seems to be working well for me, with the added bonus of being sure that I have spent enough time with the lathering, and germ killing practical side to the hand washing.

How about you? What is your experience with our second simple thing? Any insight or experience you’d like to share?

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