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1. Do less, Enjoy more. Instead of rushing from one appointment to another, let go of non-essential meetings and doings. Then feel, experience and enjoy what you ARE doing. Very often, less is more.

2. Enjoy leisurely meals. Make the time (and take it!) to prepare healthy meals, and then sit down and enjoy your food. Before eating, say grace or a Blessing, or give thanks. Observe your food, and notice its shapes. Notice its aroma. Eat slowly and mindfully, savoring each bite, noticing the tastes and textures and experiences in each bite. Allow your eating to be an Experience.

3. When you find yourself ‘stuck’ in traffic, or ‘waiting’ in line:
STOP. BREATHE. FEEL. NOTICE. ALLOW. Come back to the Present Moment, and Notice what happens as you do so.

4. From time to time, turn off the distractions in your home. Turn off the TV. Turn off the radio. Turn off the computer. Turn off the telephone. Then TURN ON YOUR AWARENESS, just sitting and breathing and being, with yourself.

5. Drink tea. Not only is tea very healthy for you, but the ritual of preparing tea, waiting for it to steep, and then sitting, smelling and savoring the tea is soothing, mindful and healing. Take time for tea!

6. Do the dishes! Practice Mindfulness while doing little tasks and chores. Notice the subtleties: the warmth of the water, the smell of the soap, the texture and weight of the dishes. Allow your dishwashing and other chores to both be FUN! and an opportunity for developing mindfulness.

7. Drive slowly. Instead of driving home the same way, experiment taking different roads home. Take the ‘scenic route’ instead of the fast lane. Once you’re off the highway, FEEL THE ROAD underneath you, FEEL the steering wheel as you make turns, FEEL and smell the air in your face, and let your driving be a Joyful Experience. Instead of focusing on rushing and ‘getting there’, let the Journey be the Destination.

8. Develop a Meditation Practice. Learning to BE HERE NOW is a practice, and Mindfulness is a skill. The way to develop that skill is through practice. Setting a regular time and practicing meditation (such as following the breath, or Vipassana) will develop mindfulness, compassion, loving-kindness, and being in the NOW.

9. Listen to the Silence. Deep within us there is a deep Stillness, a sense of Quiet and Inner Peace. We can train ourselves to go beyond our inner mind-chatter, and to Listen to the Stillness which is always already there.

Jhon Freedom