Stopping to Look, Listen, and Feel
- SuePattonThoele
- Jun 3
- 1 min read
Pausing to take note of what you’re seeing, hearing, and feeling is an incredibly important touchstone for mindful living. A few sixty-second check-ins a day can make an amazing difference in how you feel and lay valuable groundwork for building mindful habits. As with all the practices, it’s important to lovingly and gently accept and embrace what you discover.
PRACTICE…
Become aware when you have fallen into sleep-living. (This may be the hardest part of the practice until you become accustomed to being aware of yourself.)
Wake up to what you are seeing. What beauty is there to appreciate right now?
Listen to the sounds around you. Identify one for which you are thankful.
Check on your feelings. Is a feeling calling attention to itself? If so, breathe deeply into the part of your body holding the feeling. Love the feeling even if you would rather avoid or resist it.
Excerpted from The Woman's Book of Mindfulness by Sue Patton Thoele. Available on Amazon.
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