I can tell you right now that over thinking the color GREY for a bathroom is futile. Bathrooms are tiny rooms that are begging for attention beyond 💩 my and peeing and cleaning up the yucks of life. They want COLOR! Any color. Bold color. Bright color! My most favorite bathroom I ever visited was wallpapered in matchbooks!
Now that’s a whole different kind of thinking. The creative kind of thinking of what you could do to make a bathroom less 💩y!
I love your stories. Is this useful? Grey in a bathroom is not useful. In my mind.
After visiting that powder room, I gathered postcards from all my travels, intent on one day, when I had my own bathroom, to wallpaper it in my adventures. First husband nixed that idea and after 10 years I gave up the dream. That’s one of the very few regrets I have in my life.
Now taking an alternate 1-mile route due to traffic? That’s not a regret. Comparing those routes in the mental chatter? As you so amazingly point out, you can shift that from regret to creativity by thinking of all the things you got to experience on the alternate route that you wouldn’t have seen on the original route, and then all of a sudden you are noticing the deer in the woods or the child on the sidewalk stomping in puddles.
Thank you JFT Beach. Sunday morning coffee is once again coupled with mindfulness smiles and joys that you started with your pixie dust stories.
There’s another question to ask myself: is this helping my brain? I think the combination of both would lead to a much better life. Sadly, not always so simple haha
This article is a great reminder that mindfulness isn't just about meditation; it's about being present in our everyday lives. The 'Is This Useful?' question is a practical tool we can use to break free from overthinking and focus on what truly matters. I'm excited to incorporate this into my daily life and see how it impacts my overall well-being. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, JFT!
Thanks for the mention! I love the is this useful question. Dan Harris recently started here on Substack as well by the way, you'd love it if you love his book 😊
I’ve used “is this useful?” for years and never found the answer to be “yes.” 🤣 Thanks for sharing my post as well. I’m looking forward to checking out the others.
I can tell you right now that over thinking the color GREY for a bathroom is futile. Bathrooms are tiny rooms that are begging for attention beyond 💩 my and peeing and cleaning up the yucks of life. They want COLOR! Any color. Bold color. Bright color! My most favorite bathroom I ever visited was wallpapered in matchbooks!
Now that’s a whole different kind of thinking. The creative kind of thinking of what you could do to make a bathroom less 💩y!
I love your stories. Is this useful? Grey in a bathroom is not useful. In my mind.
After visiting that powder room, I gathered postcards from all my travels, intent on one day, when I had my own bathroom, to wallpaper it in my adventures. First husband nixed that idea and after 10 years I gave up the dream. That’s one of the very few regrets I have in my life.
Now taking an alternate 1-mile route due to traffic? That’s not a regret. Comparing those routes in the mental chatter? As you so amazingly point out, you can shift that from regret to creativity by thinking of all the things you got to experience on the alternate route that you wouldn’t have seen on the original route, and then all of a sudden you are noticing the deer in the woods or the child on the sidewalk stomping in puddles.
Thank you JFT Beach. Sunday morning coffee is once again coupled with mindfulness smiles and joys that you started with your pixie dust stories.
Thanks Teri for your educative post on bathroom colours. Duly noted. Thanks for your great response too and for being such a great reader.
Is this useful? Probably not 😂 this is my reality way too much. I need to ask this question a lot more frequently. Thank you for the article!
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Same!
There’s another question to ask myself: is this helping my brain? I think the combination of both would lead to a much better life. Sadly, not always so simple haha
Life is not always simple you got that right 👌
But we are trying... that is everything :-)!!
Very true! 😊💜
This article is a great reminder that mindfulness isn't just about meditation; it's about being present in our everyday lives. The 'Is This Useful?' question is a practical tool we can use to break free from overthinking and focus on what truly matters. I'm excited to incorporate this into my daily life and see how it impacts my overall well-being. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, JFT!
Would love to know how it goes for you. It’s all quite new to me and seems to be really working.
Thanks for the mention! I love the is this useful question. Dan Harris recently started here on Substack as well by the way, you'd love it if you love his book 😊
Yep just found his substack thank you
I’ve used “is this useful?” for years and never found the answer to be “yes.” 🤣 Thanks for sharing my post as well. I’m looking forward to checking out the others.
I love this! I will ask myself “is that useful”! And gosh, blushing… thanks for sharing my recent issue. You’re the best!
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Thanks so much for sharing my article!🙏
No problems