For example, passwords. I hate having to remember 15 different passwords
just to navigate my day. But I do. I have 5 or 6 passwords at work. I
have passwords for banking, for social media, for school. So I've
started using my passwords to commemorate events, or to remind me of
something I want to think of multiple times a day. I've used my mantra
as a password, I celebrated a big birthday with a password, used song
lyrics, lines of poems. Something that makes me pause, be awake and
aware, put a quick smile on my face. Suddenly setting a new password is a
chance to express myself. And as an added bonus, I rarely forget one.
I used to trudge through my short walk from the car to work, and from
work back to the car. I didn't see anything, I was just absorbed in
whatever mood had taken over. Then I decided I would do a sort of
walking meditation instead. I notice my breath, the way it feels to be
walking, the colors, the smells, the sounds, the feel of the sun or the
wind or the rain. I start every day feeling good, and I end every
workday the same way. I try not to rush it, even if it's freezing or
raining. I don't always succeed -- I admit to a real struggle with icy
sidewalks.
I have to fit exercise into my day. I hate it. So I decided to make my
time on the exercise bike my reading time. Now the time goes by a little
faster. I still hate exercising, but I do love reading, so at least I
get something out of my effort.
It isn't earth shaking stuff. It isn't a new idea. But it works for me.
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