Our Mindful Manifesto

 "Often the best moments of our lives arise within the pauses between our endless hurryings.

Don't fill your gaps. Spend less time on Instagram
following half-baked Influencers and
more time reading Pema Chödrön.
We live in a head-down virtual, electronic world mind, now.
Get offline. Do something, even if it's just the dishes. 

Greet the sun, each morning.
Meditate.
You're not a machine—you're a poem. Open that heart—
clear that mind. When the going gets tough,
breathe in, pause, out, pause.
Breathe deeply
(now).
Dedicate yourself to being of benefit.
Aim not for perfection. Avoid nihilism. Simply: care.
Share your story to inspire others.

Shop mom n'pops—avoid local-sucking Amazon.
Do take off your shoes before walking in your front door.
Use a hemp or duck cotton shower curtain instead
of plastic/PVC.
Enjoy your coffee for-here—it traveled 3,000 miles
to get to you. Don't down it, in plastic-lined
plastic-lidded paper cup, while rat-racing away your joy.
Don't text and walk or drive. Just text fully.
Listen fully. Communicate bravely.
Eat mindfully. Laugh easily. Cry, occasionally.
Be willing to feel. Be willing to just be with Nature, fully. 

Do not long forget to be in awe of this short,
precious life.
Multitasking takes us away from the magic of
this moment.
It's all just one pause away.
It's never too late to fall in love with your life."

~ Waylon H. Lewis