Frank Liddy explains how to practise mindful thinking in everyday life.
“The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” – Henry Miller
Amazing words, yet true. Mindfulness practice offers us the gifts of touch, taste, smell, sound and vision when it comes to taking time to do just one thing.
When asked what his favourite painting was, Pablo Picasso, replied none as yet, as I’m just learning to paint. He described how every time he took his brush to canvas, it was for the first time. He said that all the previous attempts were lessons for this time and that his art was ‘practice, practice, practice’.
I find the words of Picasso inspiring as I engage with daily tasks. Whether it’s work, gardening, cooking, or engaging with others – I find myself giving one hundred per cent, knowing that this will be the best so far. Give your best and see how your attitudes change to the task at hand.
No matter what it is you are doing right now, STOP. Check-in with your senses, and ask yourself; what do you see, smell, touch and taste right now? Take time to breathe, feel your breath enter and leave your body. Immerse yourself at the moment and give yourself permission to shift from doing to being mode. Be present in this moment which has never happened before.
Like Pablo Picasso, ‘practice, practice, practice’ – to the canvas of your life.
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