1. Adopt a holiday attitude \u2013 When we are on holiday, everything around us seems interesting, beautiful or memorable. A building, a park, a meal in a restaurant, even a bus ride. In the right setting, all of these things become photo-worthy. But what if your whole life were like that? On your daily walk or jog, as you by your newspaper or as you wait to take your kids into school, take a second truly to look around you and see your life as if you were a tourist in it. I guarantee you\u2019ll notice something that is usually relegated to the status of hum-drum backdrop and find it astounding.<\/p>\n
2. Put down your camera and pay attention \u2013 Psychologists have found that we remember less that which we photograph; that, far from helping us recollect a scene better, the act of taking a snapshot actually means we pay less attention to what we\u2019re seeing. So, before you whip out the smartphone to capture a beautiful image for posterity (or, for the really brave, instead of doing so at all), take a moment to look at what you\u2019re about to immortalise and take it in 100%.<\/p>\n
3. Take a memory picture \u2013 A wise friend told me before my wedding to stop occasionally during the day to commit a moment to memory. I followed her advice and, to this day, I can still shut my eyes and find myself right back there in my dress, champagne in hand, listening to the band playing Summertime. When you come across a breath-taking moment in your life, stop and look, then mindfully close your eyes, like the shutter of a camera. Give your picture a caption, attach to it the smells and sounds around you. I\u2019m sure that the next time you need a happy memory to brighten your day, reaching for the family photo album won\u2019t even be necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1. Adopt a holiday attitude \u2013 When we are on holiday, everything around us seems interesting, beautiful or memorable. A building, a park, a meal in a restaurant, even a bus ride. In the right setting, all of these things become photo-worthy. But what if your whole life were like that? On your daily walk […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[333],"tags":[334,342,118,119],"class_list":["post-1670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-tips-coaching","tag-flow","tag-memories","tag-mindfulness","tag-present-moment"],"yoast_head":"\n