Another Day, Ahhh, New Menu Choices

From Spirit Rock course "Awakening Joy" a favorite practice comes from the
first section on Intention. Whenever you "remember" you ask yourself
the question, "where can I find joy in this moment?" It is a constant
surprise what can be found just by remembering to look-- whether
it's a sound or a breath or a texture, a friend's hand, a splash of
light, a quirky stranger, a bright red leaf dangling... And all you have
to do is look?! So far even in the gloomiest moments, there it is.
Waiting for to be noticed. The practice is not about ignoring what's
difficult but rather remembering to look for and feel the "10,000
joys" that exist along side the "10,000 sorrows." So today's menu
practice is: "Where can I find joy in this moment?"

On Today's Meditation Menu...the breath

So today's focus of awareness is breath. pretty standard procedure.
whenever you "remember", take a few deep breaths into the belly or
heart. You can use a mental support like saying to yourself,
"breathing in, I know that I am breathing in, and breathing out I know
that I am breathing out" (a la Thich Nhat Han) or simply be present to
the physical sensations that show up. Mindfulness of breath (the
anapansati sutta) is the most basic practice taught by the Buddha...