Mindfulness: You're Soaking In It!

Written by Maya Talisman Frost


Looking for a bit more mindfulness in your daily life? Relax. You're soaking in it!

Perhaps you remember Madgerepparttar Manicurist, a television commercial character who commiserates with her clients about their chapped hands. While she is filingrepparttar 122965 nails of one hand, she conspiratorially confides that her client is actually soaking her other hand in Palmolive dishwashing liquid. After all, "It softens hands while you dorepparttar 122966 dishes."

It was a memorable pitch--good visual, element of surprise, great what-it-will-do-for-you line. That commercial, in several variations, ran for nearly thirty years. Jan Miner,repparttar 122967 actress who played Madge, died earlier this year atrepparttar 122968 age of 86, but her persona lives on.

Softening hands is nice, but here's a better idea. How about softening our hearts while we dorepparttar 122969 dishes?

Seriously. There's not a lot of multitasking you can do when you're elbow-deep in suds. Singing works, though your dance moves are a bit limited. You could talk on your hands-free wireless phone, but let's hope you can disconnect forrepparttar 122970 few minutes it takes to clean up after a meal.

Given free rein, our minds tend to go into worry mode. We're likely to spin our stories, get locked into our beliefs, or ponder our personal list of things to do.

What if we got intentional about that time spent atrepparttar 122971 sink? Take advantage ofrepparttar 122972 task and use those soapy bubbles as a trigger to be mindful.

Here's how to do it: 1) Whenever you touch your bottle of Palmolive (or any other brand) dishwashing liquid, simply say to yourself, "Soften your heart."

STOP! Reading the Headlines and Live Your Own Life First

Written by Joanne Victoria


Article Title: STOP! Readingrepparttar Headlines and Live Your Own Life First Author Name: Joanne Victoria Contact E-mail Address: mailto:joanne@joannevictoria.com Word Count730, including signature box Category: Inspiration/Entrepreneurs Copyright Date: 2003-2004 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Publishing Guidelines: Thank you for publishing this article in its entirety, includingrepparttar 122964 resource box. When possible, please notify me of publication by sending either a website link or a copy of your ezine upon publication via email to mailto:joanne@joannevictoria.com . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STOP! Readingrepparttar 122965 Headlines and Live Your Own Life First

Imagine! 40 is old. The California State Supreme Court has said that when are you are 40, employers can discriminate against employees using this age asrepparttar 122966 excuse.

I attempt to ignore all headlines inrepparttar 122967 newspapers. I try not to react to how I feel when I read them.

I try I really do, but I cannot stop today.

It’s not new, but now, extremely blatant. I’m angry, but so what. That’s my problem. Let it go and move on.

I gave up that particular battle years ago. I became self-employed in various disguises. I chose to be in a business that did not discriminate because I was a woman.

In my last salaried position I was paid halfrepparttar 122968 salary ofrepparttar 122969 former male manager. Did more and received less. I then decided only to work in a way that I was paid for my skills, not my age, weight, gender or marital status. This was my motivation. Enough was enough. Finished up, walked away and never looked back. On to better things.

I started as an independent contractor, then went on to manage other independent professionals. The next step was owning my own business. I reinvented my business several times over, and inrepparttar 122970 process, myself.

During all this time, I don’t recall reading a newspaper or paying attention to headlines. Maybe I knew more than I thought atrepparttar 122971 time.

As my wise daughter so brilliantly asks: "What does it have to do with me?" Rightly so. Stop wasting time with things that have nothing to do with you or things and people you cannot change.

The solution?

Ignore what doesn’t serve you- in my case, news headlines- and use that time to start your own business. Small, big, it doesn’t matter. Just do something.

Hearrepparttar 122972 one aboutrepparttar 122973 Cat Massage Lady? She started a business giving cats massages. Really. Then she went on to books, tapes, CDs, videos and seminars. Now she’s training others to dorepparttar 122974 same.

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