Yesterday I posted about a 2 Minute Practice where I gathered a bunch of encouraging thoughts. After 4 practices I gathered 20 ideas. Not bad for 8 minutes over a couple weeks.

What if you had an idea to practice, two minutes, and a helpful timer ready to go?

I invite you to try a two minute practice sometime, even right here if you'd like. Here are two practices options to consider:

• Encouragement brainstorm: write words, phrases, ideas that feel encouraging to you.
• Doodle journal: how do you feel right now? Draw lines and shapes to visualize it.

Or think of your own. Those are the best kinds of practices, something on your mind you'd like to try.

1. Think of what you want to practice. Keep the process simple, hopefully you have all you need with no setup time.

2. Press play on the timer below, it will give you a moment to focus then it will update you as the two minutes progress and complete.

How did it go?

After a year of these practices I've been noticing patterns of things I find tough to practice, things that feel rewarding, and things that I'd rather not do. I learned I resisted using an editorial eye on my web presence.

Any individual practice might lead to something. Gathering color palettes was a fun one. None of the color palettes were exactly something I needed. The practice of gathering and composing them quickly was a useful skill building exercise.

Trying is what's important.

Keep the practice low pressure, an activity try at the beginning of your day, taking a tiny break, or a wind-down thing later in your day. If something comes of it now, great. What I'm learning from this project is that the practice of practicing will eventually lead to useful and nurturing outcomes.