The other day I was having such a chill, easy day despite doing all of my usual work and chores and workout activities — the phrase, “Life on Easy Mode” came to me.
The rest of the week, I kept the question in my mind, “What would it be like to have life on easy mode?”
A lot of answers came to me, and I’ll share some of them below. But the biggest answer is that you can do all your normal activities…but your day can be one of ease, peace, and contentment, no matter what you’re doing.
You can try it right now: Keep reading this article but see if you can do it with a feeling of relaxed effortlessness. Of ease and peace.
You might relax your muscles, breathe deeply and smoothly, smile very slightly, and feel a sense of appreciation for being alive in this moment. What is that like for you?
That’s the essence of life on easy mode.
Let’s talk about some things you can do to access this during your day.
Easy Mode Mindset
Imagine that in any moment in life, you could access any kind of experience: happiness, joy, playfulness, sadness, anger, peace, awe.
That’s not how we usually see it — we think that other people and external circumstances cause our internal states to happen. But what if we imagined that we can access any state, no matter the external circumstances, no matter what someone else is doing?
So, with this in mind, imagine that you could access peace and easefulness in any moment. A sense of contentment. A sense of loving life and appreciating every moment.
Try it right now. What does it feel like?
Now, practice it while doing something: drinking a glass of water, washing a dish, reading a message. Same mindset, different activities.
This ease is available in any moment. We just need to be willing to access it.
Things That Make Life Easier
You don’t have to do anything different to live life on this easy mode. That said, here are some things I’ve found to make life so much easier — there might be a lot here, but think of these as ideas you might try one at a time:
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