What You Practice, You Get Good At

In a recent meditation by Morgan Day Cecil, I heard a simple yet profound phrase: "What you practice, you get good at." This truth applies to every aspect of life, from learning a skill to cultivating inner peace. It also applies to the way we curate our lives - intentionally shaping our surroundings, thoughts, and habits to align with our highest creative and well-being potential.

Curating a Life that is a Work of Art is a practice in itself - one that requires consistency, awareness, and refinement over time. Just as an Artist carefully selects colors, textures, and compositions to create a masterpiece, we can consciously curate the elements of our lives that bring us joy, inspiration, and balance.

The Practice of Curating Your Life with Intention

Much like journaling, mindfulness, or movement, curation is a Creative Wellness practice - one that requires time, dedication, and awareness to master.

1. Curating Your Mindset
Your thoughts shape your reality. When you practice observing and selecting which thoughts to nurture - choosing gratitude over frustration, presence over anxiety, creativity over stagnation - you refine your inner world. Over time, this practice becomes second nature. Instead of constantly trying to think positively, you naturally embody a mindset of abundance and creative flow.

2. Curating Your Environment
The spaces we inhabit influence our emotions, creativity, and overall well-being. An Artist carefully arranges their studio to inspire creativity, just as a musician selects an instrument that resonates with their sound. Similarly, when you intentionally curate your environment - surrounding yourself with objects, colors, sounds, and people that uplift and align with your energy - you are practicing a form of creative self-care.

3. Curating Your Daily Habits
Wellness is not just about occasional acts of self-care; it is about the routines and habits we weave into our daily lives. Whether it’s journaling, meditating, moving your body, or making time for creative expression, every intentional choice shapes the life you are creating. At first, these practices may require discipline, but as you continue, they become effortless, blending seamlessly into your way of being. They become the embodiment of the Taoist principle of Wu Wei.

From Practice to Embodiment: When Wellness Becomes Who You Are

The beauty of practice is that over time, it evolves into mastery. At first, self-care may feel like something you have to remind yourself to do - journaling in the morning, meditating before bed, or curating a space that feels inspiring. But as you practice, these actions become so deeply integrated that they no longer require effort.

You don’t have to try to take care of yourself.
You don’t have to force creativity.
You don’t have to remind yourself to be present.

Through practice, Creative Wellness becomes who you are. Creativity flows naturally. Wellness is embodied.

This is the ultimate goal of Curating a Life that is a Work of Art: to reach a state where intention and alignment are second nature, where the life you have designed supports and nurtures you effortlessly.

Curating Your Life as a Work of Art: A Daily Practice

So how do you make this practice a part of your daily life?

Each morning, choose your thoughts with intention. What mindset do you want to cultivate today? Join me and the 365 Tao Book Club community!