Mindfulness and Gratitude during Mundane Mommy Tasks

Posted on by Miriam

Turning the ordinary everyday things into the extraordinary and being mindful in May is the focus for me right now and my friend and fellow blogger Lindsay has written about it beautifully here. Go check out her lovely blog …

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My dear friend Miriam has inspired me to be mindful during May. See the post that started my mindful journey – Combining Mindfulness with Kindness.

Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment.

Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a “right” or “wrong” way to think or feel in a given moment. When we practice mindfulness, our thoughts tune into what we’re sensing in the present moment rather than rehashing the past or imagining the future.

*Taken from Greater Good – Read the full post on mindfulness here.

I’ve been experiencing life from moment to moment. If my son and I are building a puzzle, I’m totally immersed in it, not worrying or thinking about dishes or checking something on my laptop. It has changed the…

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  3. Miriam, Thank you so much for sharing this! I missed the May Mindfulness post that inspired Lindsay, I will be sure to circle back to catch it.
    It truly amazes me how much you and I work in parallel from opposite sides of the Earth. Much love to you today (and every day), Miriam! Tiffany

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