Category: gratitude
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Children
There’s a moment I am starting to recognise, when you say goodbye to your adult child, tell them again you love them and watch them walk off, putting in their earphones, striding back into their own lives. I know you won’t see them again for a couple of months and they probably won’t phone or…
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The sweater my mum knitted me
I went to buy a coffee and slice of cake. The young woman serving me explained it was a vegan cake and I might notice a different taste and I said I didn’t mind and that lemon and elderflower sounded just what I wanted. Then when taking my money she said she commented she liked…
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Happy Christmas. May you be ready for the joy and everything it brings
A month ago there was a beautiful poem being shared a lot around social media. It is called ‘Joy Chose You’ written by Donna Ashworth. You can read it below. I liked it that much I used it as part of a Quiet Tuesday practice. It speaks so well of gratitude and of not letting…
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Park Life
In praise of my local park, a perfect place for all of us around here. I like to walk in it. It is perfect for running. It’s my route to the local shop. Its my route into town. I meet friends for a cup of tea there. I sit on the bench and read. When…
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Encouragement
I couldn’t say with any honesty that I enjoy running, but it does give me a sense of satisfaction and, if I am honest, smugness as well. Whilst I was certainly pleased to complete the couch to 5k app a month ago, I feel more gratification that I am running or that I go running,…
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Slow walking, Mindful walking
We all have those times, the times when the busy-ness envelops and fills us and there seems to be no time to take even a single breath. This has happened to me recently. So waking on Saturday morning I decided to be in NO RUSH AT ALL. Instead of my usual sitting meditation, I opted…
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