Easy As Pie
It seems as if I have been saying the same things over and over again… at least when it comes to our Five Simple Things, and that’s because… well… it’s just five simple things. So today, I thought I would change it up. What if I said the same five things but in a completely different way?
Let’s start with different ways one might say “five simple things”…
- One handful of a piece of cake stuff.
- A quintuplet of elementary items.
- As easy as pie you can count on your fingers.
OK, that was way too much fun. I wonder what I will come up with for tomorrow! I wonder if there is anything else in my life, or on my mind that might look and feel completely different if I changed all the words around?
More Five Things
According to the countdown widget in the side bar, we have 12 days left in our current project. It’s been such a simple idea that I am finding it hard to come up with something to talk about every day. So, today I asked Google for inspiration, guidance, something to talk about…
Wow! I discovered way more than I expected! I found so much stuff in my search, that I decided our Five Simple Things project wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t have a comprehensive list of all the other Five Things one might do. So here you go!
Morning Rituals
When I was growing up, my parents had a morning ritual that could be counted on, hell or high water. In the wee hours of the morning, my mom would brew a pot of coffee. She would light a candle if the sun was not yet risen. This was a sacred time for them. They would read the bible, pray, and plan the day.
I remember that, on the kitchen table, we had one of those small containers of cards, each with a “verse for the day.” Often at breakfast, my mom or dad would pull a card with a “verse for the day” which was then read aloud, and would set the tone for the day.
This was something that worked really well for them, and it sits in the back of my mind as something that I might benefit from. Not necessarily the reading of the bible, but some spiritual practice that allows me to begin my day from a place of centeredness, organization, and peace.
I do have a morning ritual, which often degenerates into a long meandering journey of meaningless mental shenanigans. Supposedly it’s my morning meditation time.. in reality I’m just drinking coffee and looking out the window. Sometimes I try to plan out my day… sometimes I make a meager attempt at connecting with my Guides, Angels, and The Powers That Be… Most of the time, however, I’m just drinking coffee and trying to avoid being present in the moment.
Yesterday it occurred to me that it might be fun and useful to write each of our five things, along with all our other ideas, on different little note cards. I could then pick a different one each morning and focus specifically on that one. Really explore it all day long….
What do you guys think?
Something To Think About
So, as we have been working our way through thirty days of trying to remember to do just Five Simple Things, I realized that one of the things that this required is to be consciously in the moment, and not just going through the day with my mind in a completely different place than my body – and even more importantly, to be present in the moment, in the physical, while being consciously aware of each small task and at the same time remembering that each action can be a magickal moment.
That’s a lot!
And how different would my life be if I could be totally in the moment, present in my physical body, consciously aware, and choosing to be magickal with each small task… I wonder… Is it even possible? Would I then be enlightened? Would I be weird?
Asleep On The Job
The fifth of our Five Simple Things is the following: “Before you fall asleep, visualize chords connecting you to everybody you met that day, and send their Energy back to them.” I have been able to remember this one exactly ONE time in the last 15 days. Just ONE time!
And, interestingly, I am totally blocked when it comes to making a bunch of different stickers. My biggest problem with stickers for the other four was making myself stop. I made way too many. This time around I made exactly two. Yes, two. Not 5, not 10, not 20… I only made two. Here’s the other one:
So, what the heck? The idea is an excellent one. I love the concept. Why can’t I remember to do it? Anyone else having similar problems? Any ideas? Suggestions? Insights?
Heading Out
The fourth of our Five Simple Things , ” Every time you use keys, visualize they are unlocking opportunities to get you closer to your dreams.” has been difficult for me in that I rarely lock anything other than my car, and these days I’m not actually driving to very many places. So, I did think of a number of different ideas related to locks and doors.
- See every open door as a new opportunity.
- When you walk out the door, open your mind to new ideas.
- Every time you walk into a room, imagine that you are walking into the best thing ever.
- When you walk out the door, open yourself up to new opportunities.
- When opening a jar think about opening up to new ideas, experiences, and knowledge.
- When opening a door, think about moving forward with your goals, ideas, and/or life.
- Every time you walk out of a door, imagine that you are walking into a grand adventure.
- When you pick up your keys, know that within you is the key to happiness.
As you can see, I also made some stickers. Which was a lot of fun. And in the process of making them, I ended up with “Every time you walk into a door, imagine you are walking into a grand adventure, or even something wonderful.” LOL…
And then I realized that this is actually a really good idea!
We’ve all had the experience of hitting a wall… or running into a doorway that we thought would be open to us, but instead it is not… I have had this happen to me a lot!
And I thought, what if, instead of thinking it as a setback or a road block, I saw it as a grand adventure… as something wonderful? How different would my life be? And what are my current blocks? What walls have I walked into recently? And how does it feel to think of them as wonderful or grand or an adventure?
What about you? What is your grand adventure?
Being Productive
I’ve been going through our Five Simple Things one at a time and really looking at them. This morning we have thing #3 which says: “Bless your morning coffee/tea with vibes of productive and creativity.” That is what our original idea said, but I changed it to “vibes of productivity and creativity” because it didn’t sound quite right. Now, today, I’m wondering if it should have said “vibes of productive creativity.” What do you guys think?
My issue with this one is that “being productive” always seems to get in the way of “getting creative,” at least for me. And the whole issue of “being productive” is one of my go-to ways to avoid any kind of introspection, or true enjoyment of the present moment.
We live in a country where “gross national product” is way more important than “gross national happiness” which is kind of sad, I think. Right now, in this moment in time, the production of goods and services is even more important than the health and safety of our children. So… like I said… “productive” is a trigger word for me.
Not sure how to get around it… here are some ideas.
- Bless your morning coffee with vibes of energy and enthusiasm.
- Infuse your morning coffee with vibes of love and light.
- Allow your morning cup of coffee to infuse you with magick and miracles.
- Smile into your morning coffee and know that everything will be OK.
And what about if you don’t drink coffee, but drink tea instead?
- Steep your cup of tea in vibes of energy and enthusiasm.
- Infuse your cup of tea with vibes of love and light.
- Allow your lovely cup of tea to fill you with magick and miracles.
- Smile as you drink your morning tea and know that everything will be OK.
But what if you don’t drink coffee or tea in the mornings? What? Now that’s a concept that eludes me completely. I wouldn’t even know how to wake up and face my day if I didn’t have a nice cup of something hot and comforting. But here is one idea:
- What if the first thing you pop into your mouth in the morning, is amazing and wonderful, and will fill you with vibes of energy and enthusiasm?
So, guys, I made a bunch of stickers to go with today’s post, but I didn’t go overboard with it like I did yesterday… OK well maybe I did… anyway, enjoy!
Cleaning Up
The second item on our Five Simple Things that we are trying to remember to do every day is to visualize shimmering gold water filling the aura with protective light. I like this idea but… and the but is that I can’t seem to do it properly. So, I started exploring similar but different ideas to see if I could find something that feels easier and better for me. This is what I came up with so far:
- When showering visualize shimmering gold water washing all your worries away.
- When showering visualize shimmering silver water washing away all negative vibes.
- When showering visualize a shimmering water rainbow healing all your hurt and pain.
- When showering visualize a shimmering water rainbow enfolding your body in love and light.
- When showering visualize beautiful shimmering water filling your aura with love and light.
- When showering visualize beautiful shimmering water flooding your body with love and light.
So then, because I love playing with graphics, I made a bunch of colorful stickers. Here are some of my favorite ones. I hope you find at least one or two that you really like.
Geez… that’s a lot! And there are a bunch more that I decided not to upload. I always go overboard. LOL. It’s my super power. 🙂
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!
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