Tag: Mindful March
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Mindful March: Day 14
spring magnolias Today’s reminder from the Mindful March initiative is: ‘Find ways to enjoy any chore or tasks that you do.’ I learned early on in life that chores came whatever your age. My mother, having two daughters, saw she could utilise two extra pairs of hands to do laundry, ironing, cleaning and any other household chore…
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Mindful March: Day 11
it’s latte time Funnily enough today’s Mindful March prompt is: ‘Stay fully present while drinking your cup of tea or coffee.’ I say funnily enough because it’s one of the few times throughout the day I like to just sit by a window here in my apartment, sip my brew, and look out at the world. Taking…
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Mindful March: Day 10
Today’s prompt is: ‘Get outside and notice how the weather feels on your face.’ That’s all very well and good. But, there’s only a short window of time throughout the year at which point anyone living here can safely go outside and ‘experience’ the weather as it should be experienced, without several layers of clothing…
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Mindful March: Day 8
a Phily-style cheese steak sandwich Today’s reminder from the Mindful March initiative is: ‘Eat mindfully. Appreciate the taste, texture, and smell of your food.’ I think I have always eaten mindfully ever since, as a child, I discovered food doesn’t all taste the same, or is served mashed in a small blue cup. When I upgraded to…
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Mindful March: Day 7
a tranquil garden of peace Today’s reminder from the Mindful March initiative is: ‘Take three calm breaths at regular intervals during your day.’ Taking three deep breaths is always good advice when you feel like you’re about to say something you might regret, or maybe do something that you really shouldn’t, like sneak that extra Twinkie an…
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Mindful March: Day 6
happy days sitting in the sun Today’s reminder from the Mindful March initiative is: ‘If you find yourself rushing, make an effort to slow down.’ There is no chance of me rushing anywhere anytime soon, ever! Let me assure you, my rushing to do something, or to go somewhere are well and truly behind me. My problem…
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Mindful March: Day 5
passionate peony Today’s prompt asks us to: ‘Bring to mind people you care about and send love to them.’ There are only a handful of people I care about at the moment, and all of them know what they mean to me, knowing what I’ve been through. They were all there, supporting me when I…
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Mindful March: Day 4
Be joyful, together Today’s prompt is: ‘Notice how you speak to yourself and choose to use kind words.’ I’ve been using kinder words to counsel myself for a while now, especially after my first big health scare. Realising that I wasn’t doing myself any favours being critical or harsh with my perceived failures. It wasn’t…
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Mindful March: Day 3
a new awakening arrives with spring I really didn’t need today’s prompt for Mindful March to ‘Start today by appreciating your body and that you’re alive.’ I’ve been viscerally aware of my poor body and it’s failings since the spring of 2016 when, quite suddenly, I had a brain fart (a blood pressure event) that…
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Mindful March: Day 2
Like many, I’m following the ‘Mindful March’ challenge from Action for Happiness. a view of the St. Lawrance river from the bois du coulonge Each day, there’s a simple instruction to follow, to help you reconnect with what’s happening around you. Today’s task was to ‘Notice three things you find beautiful in the outside world’. For me it…