Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Blue Nail Polish
I recently went on a trip to San Diego and I realized that I love the color blue. I started to think about why I didn't know that before? Its funny how you can be somewhere new and little things are so much better there. I noticed blue shirts, blue paint, blue flowers, the light silver bedding with a thin blue strip at the hotel, everything blue was just great. I immediately wanted to change my entire home decor and add blue highlights in my hair. I'm not kidding, if I didn't have an office job I would totally do it. Well, first I would get dark extensions so the blue would look amazing! I digress. My point is, maybe we find new interests when we are somewhere else because our eyes and minds are open to take in new things. So when I got home, I paid more attention to the details. I saw all these wonderful trinkets, make up, material, artwork, all in beautiful blue! It made me wonder...have I been missing out on other things because I'm so accustomed to my surroundings? Am I missing out on a world that exists around me? I decided I am going to do something new each month, even if it something small, just to break away from my norm to see all the "blue". I have no doubt some of my adventures will turn into blog post. :)
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I suppose I am a lot like you, making New Years Resolutions with good intentions and then quickly losing sight of the goal. I have wanted to... -
I recently went on a trip to San Diego and I realized that I love the color blue. I started to think about why I didn't know that before...
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Is this really only Day 3? This is what I think at the beginning of any new plan or change. I start doubting why Im doing something or if I ...
Sounds like a plan! We definitely have to learn to specifically intend to open our minds to the world around us. There is so much information coming into our brains at any given second that there is no way we could process it all. Your mind filters all that information using and storing what's important to you. That's where your values, beliefs, experiences, and perspectives come in to play in the filtering process. Your blue experience made blue matter to you so you saw it everywhere! An intention to pay attention to the things that you don't normally notice is a perfect way to expand your experience. :) Have fun with that!
ReplyDeleteLeah, I agree with you that it has to be an intentional act because its too easy to let everything else matter. Although the color blue is not really that important to me, I have to allow for unimportant things in my life as well so I can enjoy the little things that make the world interesting. I have a tendency to get so wrapped up in day to day stuff that I'm ignoring creativity, beauty, music, friendship, laughter, and all the lovely details around me. I'm a work in progress :)
ReplyDeleteExactly! I am absolutely the same way. Must make an intentional effort to stop and smell the roses. :)
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