“Tis the gift to be simple, tis the gift to be free.” – 19th Century Shaker Song
There is immense enjoyment in the simple task if you know how to look for it. Sipping coffee, brewing tea, or shaving, for example.
Not only can it be pleasurable, but it can also be meditative. In Thich Nat Hahn’s The Miracle of Mindfulness, he mentions a book of meditations titled The Essential Discipline for Daily Use. A book of small sentences designed for the reader to “take hold of his own consciousness.”
When the mind engages wholly in the simple task, then all troubles seem to fade away.
Michael's Musings 