Once you've gathered some clear data about how things feel, you might notice something interesting: your awareness naturally leads to small adjustments — not to everything, but to what feels most relevant to you and your life.
Think of adjusting the temperature of a shower. You turn the dial slightly, then wait to feel the change. Too much adjustment, and you're suddenly too hot. Too little, and you're still cold. But your body learns this feedback loop: adjust, wait, feel. Small change, pause, notice. Each adjustment informed by the last.
The same natural tuning happens with everything you've been observing. That afternoon coffee you've been noticing? One day you might find yourself remembering yesterday's jitters just as you're about to pour. Your awareness might offer up a possibility: "What if we try a little less today?"
This isn't about forcing change — it's about noticing what arises naturally. Sometimes you'll follow these nudges, sometimes you won't. Both choices are equally valuable as experiments. If you follow the nudge, you learn how the adjustment feels. If you don't, you might notice the familiar pattern more clearly, or find the nudge returning a bit stronger next time.
Like those windows we explored earlier — those moments when kindness and capability flow naturally — tuning isn't about pushing yourself to be better. It's about recognizing when something feels right, and letting that recognition guide gentle adjustments.
Each time you notice, whether you adjust anything or not, you're building clearer contact with your own experience. You cannot force this noticing to happen — it emerges naturally, like a gift. But by welcoming it when it does appear, you create more opportunities for it to return.
Remember: you're still just noticing. Nothing to fix, nothing to force — just welcoming what you notice when you notice it, and following the nudges when they feel natural.
This natural tuning shows up everywhere:
In your body... That extra cookie that doesn't taste quite as good as the first. The walk that feels better when you slow down slightly. The stretch that wants to be held a moment longer. Your system is constantly offering these subtle invitations to tune.
In your attention... The phone that feels different when checked before versus after breakfast. The scrolling that feels complete five minutes before you have to stop. The conversation that naturally shifts when you pause a bit longer before responding.
In your environment... The room that feels better with slightly less light. The chair that wants to be angled just so. The morning routine that flows more easily in a slightly different order.
Just as we discovered that having enough resources lets your natural capacity express itself, these small adjustments aren't about forcing change — they're about recognizing and responding to what actually supports you.
Each domain offers its own laboratory of experience. No need to watch everything at once. Notice what draws your attention. Welcome the noticing when it comes. Let the adjustments arise naturally from there.¹
¹ For those journeying through the 101 Days to Enjoying Existing course, we explore this tuning practice together in days 4-6. EnjoyExisting.org