meditation practice

The Faithful Ordinary

5 · 10 min4 steps

Before you begin

Sit wherever your ordinary day happens — desk, kitchen, cab of the van.

The practice, step by step — read it all first if you like

  1. Survey

    Look at the ordinary tasks in front of you as a field you have been given.

    about 90 seconds

  2. Dignify

    Pick one task and imagine doing it with complete care, as if it mattered — because done for a person, it does.

    about 120 seconds

  3. Release scale

    Set down the audition for a bigger life. This one, lived faithfully, is not small.

    about 90 seconds

  4. Begin

    Do the first minutes of the chosen task as part of the practice.

    about 120 seconds

Accessibility

Compatible with any work environment; no special posture or setting required.

How long do you have?

Or read through it quietly above, at your own pace.