Use your senses deliberately. Listen and feel, not just see.
First, when you think of our senses, you typically think of the five senses:
- Sight
- Hearing
- Touch
- Taste
- Smell
Hence, this article is about more. Because I heard someone recently speaking about the importance of listening deeply, sensing and feeling, I wanted to explore this topic.
Basically, as she was talking about all of this, the correlation between becoming quiet, listening deeply, and your spirituality, became clear.
You must use your senses deliberately in order to deepen your spiritual life.
In contrast to a seeing person, a blind person, must develop and use their senses deliberately.
Additionally, since their sight isn’t present, they must listen deeply, feeling and expanding their other senses.
Consequently, their intuition may become stronger.
However, those of us that do have our sight, can develop or grow our intuition and our deep listening skills as well.
Furthermore, as you begin to slow down consciously, tune into your feelings and thoughts, through meditation, prayer and yoga, it will be easier to use your senses.
As I often do, I look for other articles to share a piece of with you about my topic.
Here is a portion of what I found. I’ll share the link at the bottom so you can read the rest of this article.
Living with Mindfulness: Using Your Senses to Stay Present Every Day
“How often do you rush through the day without truly noticing what’s around you? The warmth of your morning coffee, the softness of your child’s hand, the sound of birds in the distance—these small details often go unnoticed. But when you slow down and engage your senses, you begin living with mindfulness, turning ordinary moments into opportunities for calm, clarity, and connection.
Using your senses to cultivate sensory mindfulness isn’t about doing more—it’s about being more present in what you’re already doing. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or simply looking for ways to bring more intention into your day, tuning into your senses is one of the simplest and most effective mindfulness practices.”
For me, setting time aside each morning to pray, read inspirational readings, and each afternoon a guided meditation, helps me to slow down and use my senses.
What about you?
Do you have things you do each day that help you become more present and mindful?
Finally, as it says above, “the moment is now to use your senses”.
Please write back to me and let me know things that work for you.
With love and mindfulness,
Connie
PS. I loved the woman’s thoughts in quotations above. Here is the link it came from and to read more about this topic:
https://bloommindfully.com/living-with-mindfulness-using-your-senses/
PSS. I love this meme below! So appropriate for this article.
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