I’m really sorry but I have to warn you that this is going to be a bit of a rant…Oh yes, some days mindfulness to me can be paying attention to things that I don’t want to just “hold in awareness” or just “let be”. Sometimes there are issues that need to be actively
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Stop being so hard on yourself…
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This morning my youngest daughter (4) woke up in a great mood, with a big smile she turned around to me and asked: “Mummy what’s special about today again?” I looked at her puzzled and I asked her: “What do you mean?” and she repeated “What’s special about today?”. I paused for a second and