Everything Is Purple

A small but impactful trick for staying present

Do you ever catch yourself laying awake at night, cheeks still turning red over that time you accidentally called your third-grade teacher "Mom"? Just me? Hmm, well, maybe you can relate to staying up all night caught up in endless to-do lists, deadlines, piles of projects, the list goes on...

We look for what can go wrong tomorrow and fail to find peace at night. We look for all the small mistakes we made today and fail to acknowledge our victories.

It's helpful to remind ourselves in these moments that Everything Is Purple. In other words, what we look for is what we see. When we focus our energy on something fun, for instance finding the color purple amidst the mundane, we find more connection and creativity in our days. We find purple in our neighbor's mailbox, our waitress's apron, our dog's favorite collar. We find more positivity, more serendipitous exchanges that inspire our next breakthrough.

I challenge you to find at least five purple items today. I can guarantee you that once you find five, it will be nearly impossible to stop yourself from searching for more.