Energize Your 5 Senses

Our weekly theme of keeping up your energy is almost over! If you're going to energnize yourself, you might as well utilize all five of your senses. Here are my tips and tricks for making your entire body energnized, one sense at a time.nnSeenn* When I close my eyes, I imagine the blank space beneath my eyelids as a vast expanse of carmine red. Carmine red is my super-happy color. What's yours? nn* I like watching YouTube videos of REALLY talented people. They psych me up. Particularly of people who know how to dance, because I have admiration for people who can do well what I can't do. Now how cool is this video of TWO CUTE DJ KIDS SPINNING THE TURNTABLESnn* Reading with my own two eyes five seconds ago that Iowa is the first state in the midwest to void a gay-marriage ban. Yippeeeee!!!!! nnHearnn* I get energized when I listen to the voice of an energetic, inspiring person, whether that is through a phone call from a good friend or listening to author Elizabeth Gilbert on TED. Energizing people have a magical quality in their voices that can make people do crazy, courageous things--for the power of good.nn* Have you ever listened to the eerie hum of a Tibetan singing bowl? Pure energy.nnSmellnn* The smell of coffee. Sometimes the smell is just good enough. Sometimes.nn* Peppermint-scented things. Tropical fruit-scented things. I love walking through stores like The Body Shop.nn* Men's cologne. It makes me feel like I'm on a fun date or I'm getting ready for a high school dance. Now that's just me! nn* Sunscreen--because that means summer time! nnTastenn* Really, really minty Altoids.nn* Putting too much wasabi in my sushinnTouchnn* A big bearhug from my boyfriend.nn* A big bearhug from any decent human being with a good heart.nn* A quick shower in the evening.nn* A great back massagennBottom line: if mental mind tricks don't work, sometimes you just gotta trick your body into feeling energnized. Also, please support gay marriage in any way you can. nnn