Sometimes throughout our daily lifes we can get frustrated and sometimes it even feels unpleasant to be here, alive and existing, with nowhere to go or a way to escape existence without having to face the worst. But there are some little things we can do that take less than 10 minutes to make a difference and change our feelings about existing.

The initial feeling when life gets harsh

We can use curiosity in two different ways. Meditating alone in a quiet place if possible or meditating while walking. But how does it works?

How can curiosity helps?

To do this practice you'll have to choose a comfortable place to sit, maybe a chair, a couch or even the floor. Start by taking a deep breath inhaling throughout the nose and exhaling throughout the mouth. After that, choose an object that's in your view and focus on it, try to find something very particular about it, i.e. a line that has a different color or a dot, after a few seconds paying attention to it try to recognize your surroundings without moving your eyes from the object chosen. Notice how you feel and if your mind goes around, gently get back to focusing on the object.

Meditating curiously 

If you're a person that can't stay in a place for more than 1 minute without wanting to move (aka myself a few months ago), you can try to walk and meditate, doesn't it seems better?It's simple, you'll walk by your own pace, focusing on your breath and your surroundings, trying to notice particular details that you wouldn't recognize if you were in a hurry or mentally distant from the world.Naturally and places with flowers and lots of trees are more pleasant to have a walk than traffic ways, also if you have a dog bring it, you both will love the experience.

Walking meditation 

Remember that even being a short term action for feeling better with yourself, cultivating and making it a habit can change your entire way of thinking and feeling, obviously for the better.

Habits

These ideas were introduced to me by my psychiatrist a few months ago, and I'd love to share something that has helped me so much throughout difficult times.

Facing life with curiosity

Christopher φωφ