Thich Nhat Hanh wrote, in his book TRUE LOVE, A PRACTICE FOR AWAKENING THE HEART, “Whatever you do mindfully is meditation. When you touch a flower, you can touch it with your fingers, but better yet, you can touch it mindfully with your full awareness. ‘Breathing in- I know that the flower is there; breathing out- I smile at the flower.’ While you are practicing in this way, you are really there and at the same time, the flower is really there. If you are not really there, nothing is there. The sunset is something marvelous and so is the moon, but since you are not really there, the sunset is not for you. From time to time, I let myself look at the full moon; I take a deep breath out, and I practice: ‘I know you are there, and I am very glad about it.’ I practice that with the full moon, with the cherry blossoms… We are surrounded by miracles, but we have to recognize them; otherwise there is no life.” Time for a challenge. Next time he says something to you, could you put down your phone, gaze at him as if for the first time with the attention you’d give a masterwork of painting you’d just stood in line for an hour to see? He’ll probably think there’s something wrong with you. Maybe he’ll pull a face and say, “What?” You might just respond with, “I just think I need to try to pay better attention to you sometimes.” Then he might be scared that you want to criticize him or give him a job to do or something, so you could say, “That’s all.” And that’s enough for now. It’s a seed beginning to sprout, and you have the blessed opportunity to nurture it. And send yourself a good dose of love and congrats for making the effort. I’m rooting for you.

Here’s the link to the “What is Your Wifestyle?” Quiz: https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/61c0e2c4b3f4200018bf41e0.