Live Consciously

Each day I wake up and I wonder to myself, what is my mission for today, if I choose to accept it? What would I do if I could do anything I wanted? More often than not, it could end up being the samething day in and day out. Does this sound familiar?

I feel that there is a better way. You can find passion and excitement if you find a new ways to empower your everyday life. Here are some thoughts.

1) Find Your Daily Niche. This is great way to start your day. Finding your daily niche brings some excitement and focus to your day. You could find new ways to laugh. Discover a new computer program. Or write a Haiku. Find something new to work on or develop a skill you already have.

2) Break Down the Larger into Smaller parts. Goals are easier to accomplish when you can break them up. Start with the metagoal, and break it up into smaller, more manageable subgoals. If you are making dinner tonight, you could decide first what you want to eat, think about the ingredients you want to buy, and then when you want to prep dinner. This method will give you the ability to more easily process the subgoals which complete the metagoal.

3) Find the Spiritual in Everyday. Do at least one thing, everyday, that connects you with your Higher Power. This could be as simple as saying a prayer, or listening to an uplifting song. You can do this to give yourself a boost during the day if you need it.

4) Move from the general to the specific. The more specificity you can bring to your life, the richer it will be. Do you like coffee? Or do you like Espresso? Do you like jeans, or do you like a particular brand or style of jeans? Adding specificity to your life allows you to pursue the goals that will bring you the most pleasure. For an activity, write down all the things you like. Then, write what specifically you like about it, then a specific way to get more of what you like.

5) Find the things that give you pleasure. Practice honest spirituality. What makes you happy right now? Do you pursue goals that give you pleasure and happiness and bring enrichment into your life right now? The wonderful power of our bodies is it has its own built it pleasure sensor. With a simple biological response we know if we are moving towards pleasure or away from it. All it takes is awareness of what we feel, then either continuing with what we are pursuing, or moving in the opposite direction.

6) Have Little Rewards. Take time to do little things for yourself. Get a coffee or reward yourself when you complete a goal. No matter how small, it reinforces positive behavior and gives you motivation for setting up and completing new goals. Whether its calling a friend or writing a song or going for a walk, reward yourself with a treat. Having positive self-perpetuating habits are great! Nothing better than positive goal setting on autopilot.

7) Maximize your time. Ask yourself this. Is this the best thing I can do for myself, and my loved ones right now? When you ask this question, you put your day into immediate perspective, and then you can start to make some really clear choices. Other less important options drop away, and you focus on that one thing that is important at this moment. Empower this moment, and you empower your future and your past, simultaneously.

Give these steps a try. Right now, your day can become more meaningful to you and the ones you love in your life.

Namaste