A few months ago we ordered a kitchen pantry storage mini cabinet, I was looking for a perfect space to place my Air fryer. After a deep searching we ordered a mini cabinet from Amazon. The fitting and fixing process was DIY based. Like everything in Japan, this also came up with great packing. The full set was confusing for the very first sight. I was relying on my husband to fix and fit DIYs for me most of the time because he is my single tasker, the best one for such task.
But this time I wanted to fix this on my own. I was challenging myself!! It took a few hours. Finally, I managed to fix it. It was my first attempt at doing a DIY project all alone without a single support from any. It was a successful mission.
The project showed me some interesting points about myself.
The biggest thing I achieved after the final product was, a sense of Accomplishment.
On this earth, nothing is more important and more satisfying than seeing your labor. All the sweat and tears are in it. After the mini-project, I sat on the floor and had a proud look at it. It was an unutterable feeling of course. We have magical hands.
And something strange but awful thing I got with this. Does any of you find a slight connection between DIY and mindfulness? It is true that there are plenty of other ways in practicing mindfulness than this DIY projects. But I think this has a worthy point. While in the process we are in a one track and hardly go out of the track. We think, choose, decide and make decisions about the final fruit. Simply, we are with the present moment.
How about your love for DIY projects? Did you discover a hidden gem?
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