I signed up for a 10-session, Wednesday night Qigong class through our local parks and recreation department. Last week was my first class, and my self-assigned homework was to attempt being present and in the moment every time I entered a room by doing what I thought was one simple thing: always entering the room with my left foot. I thought that this would be relatively easy. Instead, I discovered that this was pretty much impossible. For the past week I have probably only been aware of entering a room and using my left foot a total of three times. For the last week. Seven days. Wow, now that’s a fail!
Okay, so perhaps I overestimated my abilities in this particular area. I will try again, but maybe not right away. I realize now that I need to take a bunch of smaller steps, something that is a little more manageable. So for my next homework assignment, I’m pretty sure that I can successfully do the following…
5 Things To Do Every Morning
- Express gratitude
- Set your intentions for the day
- Take 5 deep breaths, in and out
- Smile for no reason just to flex the muscle
- Forgive yourself for yesterday’s mistakes
I start tomorrow. Update next Wednesday, to be continued…