The Practice of Using Your Senses

Researchers may still be puzzled about how our sense of smell works, but we know one thing: It enriches our life. If you are serious about becoming fully alive, why not start with your nose? One small resolution right now will be a good beginning: Make up your mind to pay attention to ONE smell each day for the next seven days. If you have a calendar, use it; if not, write your daily smell on a slip of paper. Just remember where you put it. Make a start by writing down that favorite childhood smell of yours right now as the first one, and promise yourself to add six more, one a day.