Sacred Coffee & Tied Shoes: How Do You Actually Live Awake?

I’ve heard the phrase a hundred times:

“Make one ordinary moment sacred today.”

But what does that even mean?

Like… am I really supposed to pour my coffee like it’s a holy ritual?
Wash my hands like I’m cleansing my soul?
Tie my shoes like I’m preparing for a pilgrimage?

That sounds beautiful — poetic even — but honestly, I struggle with it.
I believe that mysticism isn’t about escaping life, but about waking up to it.
But most days? I don’t know how to do that.

And so I asked for help.
Not metaphorical help. Practical help. Step-by-step kind of help.
And what came back hit me deeper than expected:

How to Pour Your Coffee Like It’s Sacred

Most days, coffee is just caffeine. A means to an end.
But what if it wasn’t?

What if it was a sacrament — a moment of slowness in a fast world?

Try this:

• Feel the mug in your hands. The warmth, the weight.

• Listen to the pour. Let the sound fill your awareness.

• Inhale deeply. Let the smell wake something deeper than just your brain.

• Hold the cup before you drink and say (out loud or silently):

  “This moment is enough.”

• Take the first sip like it’s the first sip of your life.

This isn’t about making coffee magical.
It’s about being with it.
And suddenly, it’s not just coffee.
Its presence. It’s the Divine, hiding in plain sight.

How to Wash Your Hands Like You’re Cleansing Your Soul

We do this a dozen times a day — but how often do we feel it?

• Turn on the water and listen. Really listen.

• Feel the temperature shift.

• Let the soap lather slowly across your skin.

• As you rinse, imagine a worry, fear, or regret washing away with it.

• Before turning the water off, say:

  “I am clean. I am here.”

It’s not hygiene anymore.
It’s a reset.
A ritual of return.

How to Tie Your Shoes Like You’re Preparing for a Pilgrimage

You could rush it. Or… you could arrive.

• Pause before bending down.

• Take a breath.

• As you tighten each lace, set an intention:

  “Where am I walking today? “

• Feel your feet grounded. Imagine the Earth holding you.

Now, tying your shoes becomes a way of saying:

“I’m stepping into something sacred — even if it’s just Target.”

The Real Work: Be Where You Are

The reason we struggle to make the ordinary sacred?

It’s not because we’re bad at spirituality.
It’s because we’re rarely there.

We pour coffee while scrolling.
We wash our hands while rushing.
We tie our shoes while worrying.

So if you’re like me, and you’ve wanted to live more awake —
to walk through the world as an ordinary mystic —
then here’s the actual invitation:

Commit to being exactly where you are.

You don’t need incense.
You don’t need chants.
You don’t need to be “good at meditation.”

You just need attention.
Presence.
A whisper:

“This moment is enough.”

And then suddenly, without trying to force it —
your coffee, your hands, your shoes…

They all become doorways into a sacred world
that was already there.
Just waiting for you to wake up.