Mindfulness During the Fullness of Life

It’s so good to meditate, right? Every time I mindlessly scroll through social media, I see another post on the benefits of mindfulness meditation. Now, I would love to work meditation into my life, but let’s face it: If I work meditation in, I have to work other things out. And those other things need to get done!

Meditations You Can Do While Getting Things Done

Now, before you read this and start feeling guilty for not doing it, I need to start by putting in a plug for the usefulness of mindlessness. When I am burnt-out and exhausted at the end of the day, there’s no way I’m going to do any chore mindfully. I’m going to put Netflix on my phone and forget how tired I am so that I can meet my obligations. But, for the times when a little extra mindfulness/meditation is doable, this is the way I do it while also checking off the to do list.

Doing Dishes

This is the one I have done the most. It works best with ear buds.

Showering

Everyone’s gotta shower, right? Now, sometimes my only shower option is to wash my hair bent over the bathtub, while saying, “Just hold on a sec!” But… on the days when I have some help, or am willing to pay my five-year-old a dollar to “look after” the other two (which basically means be nice to them) then this meditation is totally doable.

Drinking a Cup of Tea

Hahahaha! This one is kind of a joke because, as a mom, it’s rare to have time to actually sit and drink tea. But sometimes, just before the kids wake up, I have time for the first few minutes of this meditation and it starts my morning with a little bit of balance.

There are also plenty of videos online about mindful eating and even mindful patting your pet. For some reason I haven’t been as drawn to those ones. Maybe because I don’t have much time to sit down and pat my dog and I really really enjoy watching TV while I eat!

And if all that is just too much. I think this one will give you a laugh!