Imagine this scenario: you're having a hard day, chuggin' down the highway, dissatisfied with every song on every radio station, when suddenly your eyes catch a bumper sticker that reads Easy Does It.

"Easy does it, yeah right", you huff as you pull off to the next lane and leave him in a trail of exhaust.

YouÌre zooming ahead in a fit of anxiety when some slow driver (who obviously didn't get the memo that today we're ALL going 20 mph OVER the speed limit) causes you to tap your brakes and veer down to a grudgingly legal speed. You peer at their bumper and what does it say? Live and Let Live.

What are these cryptic messages? Why can't they be more explicit like those that tell me what to love, what to leave, what tastes like chicken or what I can do with my cellphone?

Welcome to the world of bumper sticker philosophy: life's little lessons boiled down into memorable snippets. It's folk wisdom at its best, free to all who drive by. No gurus to pay, no hidden strings. Try this Loca Ritual to get the most out of this free - and freeing- resource.

What to Do:

1. Look at the folowing list of bumper sticker slogans and find one that speaks to you today.
2. Write them all down on slips of paper and draw one each morning.
3. Meditate on what your life would look like today if you applied that principle, even if just for a few hours.

Bumper Sticker Slogans

Easy does it.

Expectations are premeditated resentments.

First things first.

Happy, joyous and free.

How important is it?

Just for today.

Keep an open mind.

Keep it simple.

Let go and let God.

Let it begin with me.

Listen and learn.

Live and let live.

One day at a time.

Progress not perfection.

Take what you like and leave the rest.

The truth will set you free but first it will piss you off.

Think.

This too shall pass.

Keep your eyes open for more phrases like these. When you're having a moment of stress or feeling too much, pull one out and think about it.

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