The more I take photographs, the more my eye notices the photo-worthy details.
The more I write down haiku moments in a notebook, the more my attention becomes trained to recognize haiku moments in my daily life.
A couple of weeks ago, I changed my Facebook status to declare I was going to let love rule. And indeed, on the days that I updated my status to that declaration, so much love flowed into my life and into me.
Also on FB that same week, I began keeping a "superstars/gratitude" list everyday. Acknowledging people and encounters that made me feel grateful helped me focus on the awesomeness of everyday.
It's all the same story: perspective. Change your perspective, and you begin noticing what was there all along.
So...
This week, I am going to track what I wish for my day, no matter how trivial, or how unwieldy and vague.
Today I wish for myself:
• a peace of mind
• the ability to focus so I can get a good chunk of work done today
• whatever form of connection with friends who make me feel loved
• openness to receive love
• resistance to judging myself too critically
• resistance to over-empathy
• the courage of James Baldwin to love and be loved—more more more love: boundless, uninhibited, guilt-free, doubt-free, both as a giver and a receiver.
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