Three practices for instant satisfaction

      Being as we live in a culture that seems to demand instant satisfaction I thought this would be a great way to introduce some practices that work to bring relief in the moment. The best part is it makes now and later better the more often we engage in these things. Whatever we practice we develop neuropathways that become the preferred route, or what we often call our nature. The amazing part of our brain is neuroplasticity that allows us to make new roads, and we do this by what we repeat. Our actions, mindsets, habits, and default thought patterns are all examples of this. We have all actually experienced being able to change it in some form or another. All of  these practices have instant satisfaction, however my hope is for you to make these daily and you will have better days.


   1. Gratitude. 
       We often hear to just be grateful for things, and blow it off as a good idea. I spent many years just thinking oh that is nice, before I actually spent time doing this in several different forms. However, there is nothing better than this to me because you  simply can't be grateful and anything else at the same time. Just finding this as I began to practice in different ways really leads to remind me that every thing we need is already there. Just like the idea of taking time to be grateful. Long time of hearing, over 30 years till I actually did. It is the ultimate get out of bad place, because it comes from inside.This is a wonderful antidote to greed, desire, resistance, and a start to breaking the cycle of suffering that is associated with being in those states. It is full proof at any moment able to open you to a place of being okay. Just actually do it. If you woke up in a bed, have shelter, running water, you have a luxurious life. Nothing is promised, so take a look around on daily basis. Endless ways to practice. You then start to recognize that happiness comes from you not to you, and it was already there.

   2. Loving kindness, sending others love, prayers, energy, Metta.
       Spending time to send love, wishing living beings to be free from suffering, prayers, sending energy, are various forms that are individual to us yet the same intention. In sending energy for others, we instantly create a space of what we wish for others. Notice how you feel if you are spending time thinking negative about some one, talking badly about some one, or are even around angry people. You create energy around you with your actions and speech, and they start in your mind. When we make the choice to send love in some manner we then create a space of that around us, it is better for us in the moment and those around us. It cost nothing, can  be done any where, and always works. You will also develop a greater sense of compassion as a byproduct, as well making memories to yourself of what kind of person you are. Spending time for others immediately brings us to a place of the same thing. This is when we start to notice we have the responsibility, and freedom to decide what kind of space we want to be in according to what we are thinking towards others. The best way to experience this is taking time to actually practice this, and it is amazing. The more you do it, the more you are rewarded. Doing this is a powerful antidote to hatred, jealousy, judgmental states of mind, fault finding that leads us to suffer in the moment. You can just do this instead, it is a better use of your time. Love comes from you, and you don't have to wait for it to come to you because you can see it was already there.

  3. Generosity.
      Setting your intention to give to a living being to make their life better. Most of us think of money when we hear that word, and think we are limited. Most people don't really need more money, it will be spent and passed along any way. Time is more valuable than money in many cases. Taking even a few minutes to actually listen to some one is meeting them where there are, this is connection and is becoming less of an occurrence with technology. Make it a goal to give out at least one compliment a day. This cost nothing, and doesn't take much time, yet it will immediately make some ones day. I am pretty sure most of us like getting compliments, or kind words, and have possibly a memory that sticks with you in which that has made a difference. You will notice you start looking for the good around you, and this a amazing transformation of our perception of the world around. How we choice to view the world comes from us, not to us. Here lies great wisdom.