First of all I am not a conventional buddhist, I am just entering a stage in my life where i am finding much more solice in meditation and through more meditation, more contemplation. Through more contemplation and some study im beginning to find wonderful new things that help me love, apprecaite and calm down my life in so many ways, and here are these things.
Take a second out of each day to appreciate something simple. There are a million things we do every day that pass by without notice. It could be as small as enjoying brushing your teeth or feeling the raze of sun as it lands on your face through the bedroom window. The way to begin to simplify our lives and be happier is to appreciate the simple things. The smell of a clean shirt, or the first bite of lunch when your absolutely starving, these are the diamonds of our day that can pull us out of our usuall thought and put us back into the present moment. If you start with appreciating one small thing on monday, and by sunday seven things, you will begin a gradual shift in the way you think. The worst day in the world may still be the worst day in the world, but all through it will be little diamonds of appreciation, sitting down for lunch, petting your dog, or a good cup of Joe. The path to a more peaceful, simple life starts with the first step, I spend alot of time on step one and am in the process of falling very much in love with it.
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