1 post tagged “senses”

I have a tendancy to lay in bed in the morning much too long, and of taking even longer to get into the swing of my day once I do get up, often mired in Frasier re-runs, online Scrabble, and the like.

For me, routine is key.  I need to jump into a morning routine.  Note to self: that is MORNING, not after noon....  If I can start my morning earlier than I want to, and forsake the intial burst of laze....(Is that a word?  Well, it is now.).... then I can have great days, accomplish what is, to me, great things.

Changing the world, or just living exactly how I want.  Feeling all the flavors of the world.

I am so turned on by the idea of embracing each sense, living sensously, being mindful.  But gosh, it's suprising how much effort is actually required for me to really absorb all the pleasure around me!

Today, I took Shiner outside, and walked past a tree, leaves crisp and orange and scattered all over itself and the grass.  I stopped for a minute when I heard a sound.  And saw a leaf struggling free from the branches, then eventually swirling and twirling in a lazy path to the ground.  Yes, swirling and twirling.  I wouldn't lie to you.  It was beautiful.  And I almost didn't stop to watch it.  And also, I love the colors and the weather right now, so why do I take Shiner on the shortest jaunt outside possible?

Doing my morning yoga will help me center myself in mindfulness for the day, I hope.  And I should commit to more morning walk time for Shiner, for both of us.  Have things that I always start the day with.

It's time to develp the rituals that incorporate what's important to me into my every single day.

And oddly enough, I think one of those rituals is also going to be cooking.  

Last night, I got an urge to bake.  To make cupcakes, specifically.  So I took my little doesn't-even-have-a-muffin pan-self off to the store and got some stuff.  To make the most delish from-a-box-cupcakes ever.  And it was so fun.  It left me with the baking bug.

So today, I spent over 3 hours in the book store looking exclusively at cookbooks.  Mostly all about baking, with a few general vegetarian ones thrown in.  And I realized that it's time to start getting creative and fresh with my meals and also my dessert.  Not with as little effort as possible.  With as much effort as sounds fun.  The time it took to bake last night was time I spent enjoying myself.  (I brought some of my early efforts to make cupcakes to my mom today, and that was fun too. :))  So bring it on.

I'm embracing the sensous pleasure of food, and making myself a part of it.  I wish I had a big kitchen that was equipped to the nines with handy dandy utensils.  But I don't and it's not and I'm still going to make it happen.  

I can't feel all the flavors of my world by sticking with microwavable dinners.  

And dammit, if I can get my ass through that initial morning sludge, the full flavors of the world will be mine. :)