I am not sure we pay enough attention to our bodies. I hear so much about mindfulness and I think it’s important but vague…perhaps that’s my analytical mind.

So, I thought it would be fun if periodically I picked a “body part” for us to concentrate on for, let’s say, a week. What you do to “concentrate” on it is up to you. Since I’m an avid gratitude journalist, it will be easy for me to write about whichever is the “part of the week” in my gratitude app. However, as I said, you can do anything. For example, if it’s “leg week” you could name your legs and thank each or both when you get up to get something to eat, or run or walk or anything. Make it fun.

Why do this? Other than you can make it fun, it will make you very grateful for the miraculous machine we have been given. As an aside, I heard a great statement the other day that I might write more about. “We are a spiritual being in a physical body but with an animal mind in a social context.” And we wonder why things are so complicated?

Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled programming (for those of you old enough to remember that)….

This week’s special body part is your ears!

What do ears do for you?

Are they something you pay attention to in others?

Do you bite them?

Did you neglect them and now they don’t work as well?

If so, how can you show them your gratitude rather than your frustration or disappointment that they don’t do everything you’d like now?

What funny image can you make in your mind – rabbit ears on a rabbit – or on a TV (another old thing)? Were you ever smacked in the ear?

What memories do they bring back?

What do you think your life would be like without ears and their components?

When you’re sitting in traffic or waiting in line or waiting to pick up the kids, do something “with” your ears! Have fun and be grateful.