Savoring, Joy, and Mindfulness

Savoring mindfulness makes you feel joy as you focus on what you are seeing or with your other senses. For example, tasting food or drinks with the enjoyment through mindful eating can also make you appreciate eating healthier. As well as cherishing every scent during your walk, meditating and taking pictures of what you see can make you practice savoring mindfulness. This form of mindfulness permits you to experience happiness through little and minimal things that you see outside or inside your home. Moreover, if you share your pictures, small trinkets, or anything that makes you feel joy with others; It can also make them feel happier. 

By enjoying the tiny moments that bring happiness can make you feel safe and connected to nature. Sharing those moments with others can make you feel connected with them. Identify the things that make you feel joyful and write them down on a list or on sticky notes. Read your list or sticky notes or make reminders on your cellphone to take a break to find a glimmer. Glimmer or Savoring Mindfulness can make you feel good. 

Remembering a loved one, remembering what made you feel safe, and imagining yourself being on a beautiful island or a place from your glimmer pictures. Nonetheless, Savoring Mindfulness can be practiced daily and not just during bad workdays. You can practice this form of mindfulness by not forcing yourself to seek and find the things that make you feel happier. Do set an intention in the morning to practice savoring mindfulness. Use a journal to write down what you see during your walking meditation. 

Writing down the things that make you feel happier can make you feel positive emotions. By doing this you can calm down and reduce your stress. As well as feeling grateful, appreciation, and inner peace as you smile with happiness. Last, focus and slow down as you walk without distractions. Be aware of what you see, observe, and use your senses to be open to the small joys that you might see during your walking meditation. 

You can practice savoring mindfulness by looking forward to something or someone. Additionally, you can practice this form of mindfulness by observing and seeing what you see in the moment. Last remembering positive experiences with your loved ones or with your pets. You can also experience savoring mindfulness by watching your garden animals playing and taking a moment to watch them safely. Here is my brief list of practicing savoring mindfulness.

1. During your lunch break, taste your hot beverage by drinking it slowly and watching the rain fall from your window. 
2. Make a mini video of things that make you feel joyful and watch the video during your work break.
3. Collect quotes and make a quote vision board with your glimmer pictures.
4. Before you wash your face, smell the soap you will use to wash your face and hands.
5. Take pictures of rainbows, clouds, and birds that you see and use the pictures for your cellphone photo collage. 
6. Paint a river, flowers, or a natural landscape and visualize yourself walking through a picturesque site.
7. Listen to random music and stop to listen to one or two songs during your work break. 
8. Spend five minutes looking at the rain, rainbows, or the moving clouds before you go to work.
9. Applying lotion on your hands or neck during your lunch break can help you relax by using scents that make you feel calm.
10. Take pictures of ladybugs, butterflies, or other things in nature as you walk in your garden.
11. Before you throw away the trash or before you do the laundry, take a moment to practice gratitude meditation with mindfulness. 
12. Enjoy seeing the snow, the cold winds, and the weather changes and draw or doodle what you see. 
13. Make a scrapbook with your loved ones and remember the positive experiences. 
14. Prepare for your vacation by making a travel vision board to look forward and to anticipate your travel bliss.

Make a quest to observe what you see in nature and practice savoring mindfulness throughout the month. Keep reminders on your calendar or on your cell phone to help you slow down and to take a break to practice mindfulness. Do not have expectations that these things can replace or hide your negative emotions. Instead, feeling joy and seeing the things can make your experiences feel more optimistic even during bad workdays. Here are websites that have more information about savoring or glimmering mindfulness.

What are Glimmers-Real Simple:

https://www.realsimple.com/what-are-glimmers-7975972

What is a Glimmer:

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-glimmer-5323168

Get Real with Everything: A Savoring-Practice-Mindful:

https://www.mindful.org/get-real-everything-savoring-practice/

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