Every Action You Take Can Be A Practice

Every Action You Take Can Be A Practice

You can think of a practice as any action you consistently take.

For example, brushing your teeth, showering, (I know I’m making assumptions for some of you here😉), eating, communicating, driving the car, exercising, working/creating, meditating, walking, sleeping.

🌟Basically, everything you do can become a practice, if you choose to look at it that way.🌟

Do you normally think of every personal interaction as a practice? What about your interactions with your significant other? Could that be a practice?

Do you think of living your life and all the actions you take in it itself as *skills* that you can practice and get better at?

I’m talking about how you make your morning (bulletproof) coffee/tea, the way you walk to your car from your house, the way you enter your office, what you choose to put your focus on during the drive *to* your office, etc.

I recommend adopting this viewpoint, that every action you take is a practice, one of YOUR practices, because implied with the word “practice” is the idea that we’re improving our action over time, in terms of effectiveness and efficiency.

***quickly rubs hands together with enthusiastic anticipation***

Does anyone else get as excited as I do about effectiveness and efficiency?

Someone might say, “Effectiveness and efficiency, Aaron, blah blah blah…”

⚡️But not so fast!

The more we practice something, with consciousness, the more likely we are to tilt toward mastery of that practice. And there is a deep fulfillment available to us in Mastery.

💲Masters of their craft not only tend to make more money (they are in high demand), they also experience more happiness and fulfillment in their lives.

Research has shown that the most critical factor in determining one’s mastery of a skill is not innate talent, but the person’s decision that they will practice their given craft for the rest of their lives.

So, will YOU be practicing these different “crafts” for the rest of your life?

🌠Of course you will!

And there’s something about taking this long-term “Practice of Mastery” perspective on our current circumstances that also helps us experience more patience, and to shift some of our energy from attachment to the desired outcome toward enjoyment of the process itself.

🎲Then, since we are more deeply engaged with the practices themselves, this leads to more enjoyment of life right now, instead of gambling on potential happiness in the future.

Have an awesome day.

Love,

Aaron