Lessons from My Face
Prompt from Mindfulness: A Journal (Price, 2016) Make a list of ten everyday activities that you find relaxing or soothing--even those as small as calling a friend or making a cup of your favorite tea. Try it! Do one of the activities on your list and write about your experience. The List, in no particular order: 1. read--theology, queer theology, JFK assassination theories 2. watch television--documentaries, period pieces, docu-dramas, biographies 3. having my afternoon cup of espresso made with my luxury-item coffee maker 4. playing piano 5. tidying up 6. singing 7. listening to music, which kind of music depends on my mood 8. reverie, including porch time with close friends 9. meditating with my Calm app I realize this is probably a sad little list for many people. I can't even think of a last item offhand. But I think my simple list hints at my capacity for finding joy in the simplest of experiences, noticing a blue bird, for example. This capacity, in turn, poi