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  • dlfk202000
    dlfk202000 Posts: 3,254 Member
    Whidislander wrote: »
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Rebecca— Long ago I had an experience similar to yours. I was awake and taking a yoga class. My Auntie appeared and said goodbye to me. Later that same day I got a phone call from my mom, telling me that Auntie had passed. Some people have deep connections, and Auntie was among mine. <3<3<3

    How amazing! Yes I believe our loved ones are just a sliver away sometimes. That the place they're in is just a breath, or thought away from ours. I read once about two completely different individuals in a hospital. One person just minutes old that was born, and one taking their last breath after a long life. Two different sides of life, but just different spectrums. This is not just religion, this is the essence of us. It comforts me though.👍💖
    Rebecca
    Sorry, got a wee bit deep there for a moment
    On Whidbey
    Washington

    The night my dad passed away, I was up at their house. I was asleep and woke up with what I was sure was one of the cats that had snuck into the house and ran across my feet. I was so sure it was that I turned the flashlight on my phone on, looking on the bed, expecting to see Wilhelmina on the bed. Looked, nothing there, even got out of bed and looked under the bed, nothing there. Went back to sleep and felt it again. Felt it again. Not sure if it was dad(kind of hoping it was) or maybe it was just as simple as being so used to having one of my cats run across me every night. It was so vivid.

    Debbie
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Machka somehow missed those Miss Marple series on our PBS. Will see if available to stream. I loved Helen Hayes as Miss Marple ;) Didn’t realize you slept so rough during your long tours, nor went so long without. Wow! “if a person is ill, the person is not expected to carry on as normal. Now it is expected that we will stay home when sick.” IMHO the best change to come from this pandemic would be a permanent change in “corporate culture.” Amazed at “if you want to take a Monday off for whatever reason, no one bats an eyelash.” Back when I was working, ALL Monday absences had to be either pre-approved or accompanied by a Dr’s note to avoid disciplinary action. “Volcanoes and earthquakes” and wildfires and floods and power outages and snow/ice in Texas, and and and…

    Machka when I first read your question I was a little startled. What Terri said about mindful daydreaming really resonated with me. I think the “be present in the current moment” speaks more toward letting go of past grudges, future worries etc.

    Barbara

    Startled? Why?


    This article is interesting ...
    How to Live in the Present Moment: 35 Exercises and Tools (+ Quotes)
    https://positivepsychology.com/present-moment/

    In it, it says, "When we are aware and present, we don’t need to worry about getting caught up in thoughts of our past or anxiety about our future"

    Evidently mindfulness and living in the present moment are ways to stop dwelling on the past and to stop worrying about the future.

    For me ... the past is what it is. Good or bad, it is how I got here. There is no sense dwelling on it in a negative way because, after all, there is nothing I can do to change the past. I can only change what's happening now. However, like to remember good, interesting, challenging, adventurous moments of the past now and then. :)

    For me ... I don't like to think about the future very often because we don't know what will happen in the future, and there's no point worrying about it. I do have occasional worries, and when I do, I try to change something now that might improve the situation in the future. For example, I was worried about my job situation as I get older ... so I got my Master's degree which may improve my odds in the job situation as I get older. I am also trying to get more skills. I worry a bit about my husband, but I have some plans around that.

    But often I would rather not focus on the present either. :neutral:


    One of the things that got me through my long, long bicycle rides is a tactic which I think I would like to start employing more often again. One of the reasons I miss my long, long bicycles rides is because I miss doing this.

    For me, a long, long bicycle ride has a mental flow something like this;

    1. Focus on getting settled and comfortable on the bicycle.
    2. Mind dump - this is where I randomly think about whatever. I just let my brain go wherever it wants to go. That takes up the first hour or two on the bicycle, depending on how much I have on my mind.
    3. Organise - during the mind dump process it will become evident that there are a few things that are priorities. So I'll kind of organise my thoughts into a few priority areas such as a university project (or two), work, project at home, etc..
    4. Problem solve - I will think about each of the priority areas in turn and try to solve whatever is bothering me about each. It might just be a matter of breaking down the project into manageable steps and deciding what I need to get to complete it. It might be selecting a topic for a paper and deciding on a theme/focus. Or maybe figuring out how a procedure should work at work.
    5. By this point, I'm usually somewhere around 3-6 hours into a ride depending on how long I take to Problem Solve. Unfortunately, most of my longer rides these days end at about 3 hours, so I don't really get into the Problem Solve step very well. I barely finish the Mind dump and start to organise things and the ride is over. However, if my ride is still going, at this point I take a deep breath and relax. I've got a plan for each of the significant problems I have identified.
    6. Then I move into "story telling". This is where my imagination kicks in. I might see an old abandoned house tucked into a grove of trees and form a story around that house and area. I might design and decorate a "dream house" from top to bottom. There are all sorts of directions I could go. I might see a funny sign and I'm off with a little story about it. These stories can take me several more hours but I usually feel really mentally relaxed when I've created a few stories.
    7. And I'll intersperse the stories with math (if my ride is 200 km and I'm at 140 km, I am 7/10ths of the way through the ride), prayer for family and friends and situations, and periods where I just look at the scenery.
    8. Toward the end of the ride, the focus returns to being settled and comfortable on the bicycle. I'm usually starting to feel restless ("are we there yet?") ... and what I'm going to do when it does (hot shower, food).


    I'm starting to think that my long rides were very beneficial to my mental well-being ... and I'm wondering how I might recapture that.


    Machka in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    The night my grandfather died, I had a really weird experience. I lived a couple thousand km away, so I wasn't anywhere close by and I didn't know he was failing to that extent.

    I woke up in the middle of the night to a dripping sound. At first, I thought it was the tap in the bathroom and eventually I got up to check. It was as dry as could be. I also checked the kitchen. No dripping there! But the dripping sound continued and became somewhat more like running water than just a drip. I thought it had to be my imagination for a bit, but finally got up again to find the dripping ... and I did!

    From the upper corner of my closet door in the bedroom ... from the track the sliding door ran in ... there was a stream of water running down my closet door, and dripping from the track.

    I was living in an apartment with one floor above me. The way the apartment block was designed, the bathrooms and kitchens were close together and one on top of each other. Not on top of my bedroom, and it was unlikely that there should have been a pipe running between the floors over my bedroom.

    I found the source of the dripping about 3 am, and couldn't hear the sound of my upstairs neighbours moving about so I presume they were asleep.

    I got towels, and sopped it up and went back to bed thinking I'd have to call the building manager in the morning and that this was going to be quite the hassle.

    But in the morning, the water had stopped and there was absolutely no evidence it had ever been there except for the fact that the towels were damp. It was like nothing had happened. There was no word that something had happened upstairs, no overflowing tub or anything ... and it was a small building with a talkative building manager so we knew when stuff happened in there.

    It never happened before or after.

    Later that day, I found out that about the time I started hearing the dripping was when my grandfather passed away.


    M in Oz
  • ginnytez
    ginnytez Posts: 1,411 Member
    Caught up again. Glad to hear so many are making progress on vaccines. Had my second dose of Moderna on Tuesday. Started getting a headache later on Tuesday, then late Tuesday evening felt like lower back on right side and hip were tightening up. Ran a bit higher temp Wednesday, not so much today. Have slept a lot. Worse part has been right leg and no idea how that could be related but the timing is strange. Back is better and it is more like the it band/nerve down side of leg is very aggravated. Am walking somewhat better than I was but still painful. I can get comfortable in bed, and since I have been napping alot that's good. If not greatly improved in morning will call doctor. Don't think it is related to hip replacement, but who knows.

    Off to sleep some more.

    Take care all,

    Ginny in Ohio
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
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  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,145 Member
    Well here i am and cant sleep again..my body is tired but cant get comfortable.. have to get up at 6 :30 tomorrow to take my son to work...here is hoping i get some type of sleep before then...
    My mom passed 21 yrs ago and my dad 3 yrs ago.. Dad never dated at all after mom passed his brother on the other hand took up with a woman my age and they were together 4-5 yrs..my aunt had passed the yr before. Then he actually met his current girlfriend at a dog park and they have been together for yrs ,they go between Florida and an apartment at Masonicare here in Ct..
    But anyway the day my dad passed and the house was full of fire dept medics and my son and I ,I look out the window and there sitting on a bush was a male and female cardinal.. I knew that was mom and dad and knew they were together again..the only time I broke down was when we buried him with a military funeral and they played Taps and presented me with the flag..
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,251 Member
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  • Snowflake1968
    Snowflake1968 Posts: 6,979 Member
    Machka - I’m sure the leaves that Australian’s have available to them has made a big difference in the number of cases.
    I am present in times I need to be with family, friends or work.
    I spend a lot of time inside my own head though for the last few years and I’ve found some peace in that.

    Terri - it’s funny how easily our bellies forget how to deal with overindulgences, if only our tongues would stop craving more and more at the time.

    Barbara - I truly have the best MIL in the world. I know some of her stories and I don’t want her to have to remember. I think things got better when her sister took off, she called her BIL who ended up raising her while she was raising his three Dad and cherished him. He did his best I think and although they were poor and she was a baby raising babies, she was no longer abused.
    In 1991, all of the siblings that were put up for adoption met for the first time in 51 years. She ended up becoming close to two of her siblings until they passed.

    Kate - we watch The Repair Shop. I quite enjoy it.

    I have never had any feelings or experiences when someone was passing but when my BF was in labor with her son I had sympathy contractions. We lived over in different provinces and hadn’t spoken in a few days.

    I read or saw that some States are opening up fully and I was curious how many more vaccines a state the similar population size as Alberta have administered in comparison. I found out that we have the closest population as Kentucky. Kentucky has 1.36 Million Vaccinated with 467K fully vaccinated. Alberta has 317K vaccinated with 91K fully vaccinated. Out country has not done well in securing vaccines.

    For a couple of months now I have not been sleeping well. I blamed it on the pain in my hip and back. Now that I am not in pain I have realized that it is actually hot flashes. I had one at work the other day and for the fun of it, took my temperature it was a full 1 degree higher than my normal. If I was to be having one during my screening in the morning I would not be allowed to work. I mentioned it to my BF as her daughter made her a concoction of essential oils that helped her. I asked if her daughter would make one for me. Yesterday a courier arrived with two roller ball bottles full. I used it on my wrists and back of neck last night and did not wake up feeling like I was burning up!
    I have no idea what is in it, but it sure worked.

    I am supposed to be on a vacation day tomorrow, but am going in for a zoom meeting for our new system. We are going from DOS base to Cloud base, you can understand the leap we are making and because our technology is so old we can’t just export data. Add in 3 different unions with different payroll and scheduling rules and it’s a massive undertaking.
    It will be incredible when we are out the other side though as our jobs will be changing tremendously.

    Tracey in Edmonton
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,071 Member
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  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
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  • auntiebk
    auntiebk Posts: 2,619 Member
    "Get to do"s and "chose well"s
    Chose well: c-19 vaccination, reviewed taxes but didn’t file yet.
    Bonus: veg prep, vacuumed 45 mins, ordered car charger and adapters for our new iphones.
    Get to do: take BP, dogs to powerline, dogs to vet, file taxes, board minutes, call S, fire district: input 2019 call sheets into NFIRS, work with chief on equipment letter, substance abuse policy, NFIRS mutual aid and other missing details, call Credit union re: credit card, ask for boots donator contact info, appreciation letter or certificate to boots donator, index mutual aid files; FM Cu, watch STAS Day 20, make experimental almond paste, declutter sideboard, practice new dances (Do Your Thing, Pure Movies to Wine, Beer, Whiskey, I ain’t never gonna love nobody but Cornell Crawford (Alley cat), A Little Less Broken, One Margarita, I’m so used to being broke, All Night, Nothing but You, Blame it on my beating heart, Homesick); finish mulching flowerbed, invest another 10 minutes in prepping living trust, Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine, find and configure a screen time popup, figure out where to plant the last of the naked lady bulbs, and soon as it warms up above 50 and dries out below 60% humidity I’ll tape and spray paint those rusted areas of Aunt Elsie’s stove. Reconcile Joe’s EOB’s Thrivent shows only 2263.48 so far, next BGBS ask Terry about GB’s FD firetruck tax levy – contacts, media, advocate???, Reward: inventory seeds, plan this spring’s garden, wishlist replenishments, Last week in March: call Wild Rivers (541 247 3514) for dog wash/nail trim appointments.
    Mindful March:
    11: Stay fully present while drinking your coffee or tea: oh how good it smells!

    Reviewing Turbotaxes can’t get Oregon schedule A charitable contributions to match what was input into Federal form. Posted question, first answer suggested some data stuck, delete and start over. Second answer talked about limitations on charitable donations, nowhere near 60% nor 100% of our income :laugh:. Posted question again, and took screenshots in case I really do have to delete all and start over :cry: :rage::astonished:

    Welcome back Faetta! Hate those shoulder grooves. Time for a massage?
    SueBDew which vaccine did you get?
    Rebecca and Katla, I truly believe that too. Also Papa spoke to me twice after he passed. Comforting.
    Machka, belive I was startled at the juxtaposition of Why do we need to be mindfully present… and Why can’t we let our imaginations take us away. Guess I didn’t feel that the two were mutually exclusive. ;}
    Ginny when I spend more time than usual in bed my lower back and hips complain. Hope that aggravated band down your leg calms soon.
    Tracey :love: your kind concern for your MIL. She’s lucky to have you for a DIL.

    Got our first jabs today. Was surprised and pleased to get Pfizer, didn’t think RiteAid would have the needed super-cold facilities. So far only a little headache. Like masks, getting the shot sure beats a ventilator ;}

    Weight has been stable within 3-5 lbs throughout the past year, alas still 35 over goal. This month its staying at the top of the range and I can’t seem to stop wanting to eat. Tonight for instance, got into the sourdough bread, almost just for the chew. Headed for bed before I put anything more into my mouth.

    Lighter, lovelies!
    f8qt1s098sxm.gifBarbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
    March: leaner/stronger/kinder than January and February.
    daily: sit with Joe: 11, weigh: 11; steps>5627=3557 [sigih], vits=11, log=11, CI<CO=10, CI<250<CO=5, Tumble=11 Shadow=13 mfp=11 outside=9 up hill=7
    wkly: BB&B, T’ai Chi=4 or SWSY or wii=4 x5= rx=1 dance= clean 60 mins=1.25 packwalk=2, wt=2/28:142.4, 3/7:144.4 waah! :sad: 3/14 3/21 3/28 3/31
    mnthly: board mtg=1, grant= , 21 plan= bonus: AF=5 play=5 sew= waist=42.5
    2021: choose to be leaner/stronger/kinder NOW


  • wizzywig
    wizzywig Posts: 1,246 Member
    I'm a bit behind again :(

    How many pillows do you sleep with? - I usually sleep with 3 pillows and sometimes use a 4th if I can't get comfy.

    Do you have any recurring dreams? - I have a theme :) I dream I need the toilet but it is always in full view of people with walls made of glass, I even had a dream once where the toilet was under water!

    What's the longest you've gone without sleep (and why)? - I don't think I've ever gone without sleep, maybe if someone was in hospital and I was worried about them I'd not get much sleep, but I can nap anywhere.

    What’s The Funniest/Oddest/Most Unusual Place You’ve Ever Fallen Asleep? - I don't remember this, but apparently when I had just started school, I fell asleep in the Wendy House, my mum went to school in a panic when I didn't go home for lunch. (we lived a few moments away from school so I was allowed to walk home by myself) a big search party was underway when the teacher found me asleep in the Wendy House.

    I'd better get ready, taking mum to the hospital eye clinic this morning and time is running away from me as usual.

    Love
    Viv UK <3
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    auntiebk wrote: »
    Machka, belive I was startled at the juxtaposition of Why do we need to be mindfully present… and Why can’t we let our imaginations take us away. Guess I didn’t feel that the two were mutually exclusive. ;}
    Barbara[/spoiler]

    I've been in mindfulness exercises where it is ALL about focusing on real things right now ... and that ideally we're supposed to focus on real things right now as much as we can to the possible exclusion of the past, the future, and flights of imaginative fancy that may in some way stress or frustrate us.

    Like this ... this sort of thing is popular!

    Next time you drink a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate…

    Mindfulness Exercise

    Hold the cup in both hands.
    Focus your attention on the warmth you feel.
    Bring your face close to the cup take a really deep breath.
    Notice any warmth, steam or aroma.
    Notice the sensation of what is happening inside your nose.

    Place your lip on the edge of the cup but don’t take a sip.
    Stay there for about 5-10 seconds.
    Notice what is happening inside your mouth.
    Notice the feel of the cup against your lip.
    Take a small sip, don’t swallow.

    Hold the liquid in your mouth for at least 30 seconds focus on the sensations:
    The taste, sweetness, bitterness, smooth, creamy, hot and then cooling to the temperature of your mouth.
    What part of the tongue is being affected?
    Notice how the liquid moves around your mouth.

    Swallow.
    Feel the liquid moving down your oesophagus.

    Then you can drink the rest in a mindful way.

    Think about what the experience felt like, how much more you were able to gain from drinking your coffee (or tea, or hot chocolate)

    You can use mindfulness in all parts of your life,
    • when you shower,
    • when you are engaged in talking to someone,
    • going for a walk.

    It allows you to bring your attention to the moment and allows distracting thoughts to move away.
    This is helpful if you feel worried or sad, when you may be experiencing discomfort or pain.
    https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/getattachment/60cb99f1-0b3f-41af-b5dc-20a5f15c2788/nswog_neuro_resourcesheet_mindfulness_exercise.pdf


    However, for me, I find that these exercises, etc. take me from my Step 1 (in the previous post where I talked about my thought patterns on the bicycle) right to the end of Step 7 without going through all the steps in between ... and that is just entirely disconcerting and very stressful and upsetting.

    I survived one rather long guided meditation/mindfulness exercise a few months ago by heading into Step 6 and creating my own story around it all. That wasn't too bad - at least my story amused me.

    I try not to get into these mindfulness things but they do seem to be popular in the brain injury community ... or from the looks of things, in medical communities in general.

    M in Oz
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,145 Member
    Morning ladies
    Well i might have gotten an hour or 2 of sleep but woke ul and got dressed as I have to take my son to work..I sure wish my body would regulate my sleeping i know ots been close to 2 months but geesh
  • LisaInArkansas
    LisaInArkansas Posts: 2,950 Member
    Just commentary on the mindfulness vs. creative conversation--I think, like the vast majority of the medical industry, the whole mindfulness movement in general gives short shrift to human individuality. In my opinion, the mindfulness derivatives make similar assumptions to the medical industry, but with even less statistical backup. The fact that more people in a study are helped by a given exercise has absolutely zero bearing on whether you personally will be helped. If mindfulness is a creative boost for you, more power to you.

    Last summer brought that home quite sharply for me, as a drug that helped "most people" made me feel like I was going to die. They didn't know why it made me sick any more than they know why the two drugs I'm taking now make me better. We expect, because they position themselves as experts, that their pronouncements are correct for us--and I am becoming more skeptical. Not that they are wrong, but that they may be wrong for ME. So I try to take precautions and take major changes slowly if at all possible, whether it's medications or mindfulness.

    Time change this weekend.... wish they'd get rid of it, and settle on one all year round, but we're stuck with it for now. There's a bill in the Arkansas legislature to stop, though, so fingers crossed.

    Later y'all,
    Love,
    Lisa
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
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  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,727 Member
    Julie Most appliances only last about 10 years the way they are built these days. Built in job security I think! My old maytag lasted 30 years. Last one was around 15 yo. Hence the new ones (plus repair was EXPENSIVE) Kero us posted <3
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    edited March 2021
    LisaInArkansas wrote: »
    Just commentary on the mindfulness vs. creative conversation--I think, like the vast majority of the medical industry, the whole mindfulness movement in general gives short shrift to human individuality. In my opinion, the mindfulness derivatives make similar assumptions to the medical industry, but with even less statistical backup. The fact that more people in a study are helped by a given exercise has absolutely zero bearing on whether you personally will be helped. If mindfulness is a creative boost for you, more power to you.

    Last summer brought that home quite sharply for me, as a drug that helped "most people" made me feel like I was going to die. They didn't know why it made me sick any more than they know why the two drugs I'm taking now make me better. We expect, because they position themselves as experts, that their pronouncements are correct for us--and I am becoming more skeptical. Not that they are wrong, but that they may be wrong for ME. So I try to take precautions and take major changes slowly if at all possible, whether it's medications or mindfulness.

    I agree!

    Unfortunately this mindfulness stuff seems to be so popular right now and is being touted as the "cure all". I make a comment about how busy and stressed I am, and I'm told ... do a mindfulness exercise. Oh and by the way, could you also edit this and check that ... have them done by the end of the week. And don't forget the 4 hour meeting on Monday.

    I don't do the mindfulness exercises AND I didn't attend that meeting! :grin::naughty:


    Just change " school year " to " life " here ... :lol:

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    LisaInArkansas wrote: »
    Time change this weekend.... wish they'd get rid of it, and settle on one all year round, but we're stuck with it for now. There's a bill in the Arkansas legislature to stop, though, so fingers crossed.

    Later y'all,
    Love,
    Lisa

    DST year round!


    Machka in Oz
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,145 Member
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  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
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  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,786 Member
    I think I'm just naturally mindful, especially around food and drink. I really am present in the moment. Machka's exercise describes almost exactly how i approach my food. Perhaps that's why I love it so much. :D I'm very aware of my physicality. I notice the difference between me and DH in that regard. I am super sensitive to temperature, light, noise, beauty, colours while sometimes he seems disembodied and doesn't notice. I am often concentrated on the tiniest things.
    However, I have a vivid imagination!
    The one time my mind races is at night and any amount of meditation, relaxing etc doesn't calm it, I just get into a thinking loop, like a stuck record. Usually I have to get up and do something else. My nights are not good at the moment. Aches and pains, heart beating fast, stuck thoughts, anxiety dreams. My days are pretty good. ;)

    I was happy today to finish a portion of my memoir that had been looming for a while. Relief.
    The end of the book is in sight. Then a huge editing job.

    Got to get over to the grandchildren some time this weekend to give Bea her birthday present and the brownies. We've had 50 mph winds and rain the last few days, so I've been waiting for it to calm down a bit.
    Wales and Scotland are now, from today, able to meet two households, four adults, in a garden. We in England are not. I'm a bit peeved because our local numbers are lower than theirs. I would love to sit, well wrapped up, in their garden. Not until March 29th.

    Pigs cheeks tonight.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • KJLaMore
    KJLaMore Posts: 2,847 Member
    Mindfulness- Keeping a gratitude journal has helped keep me mindful. I am a natural born daydreamer; so that aspect isn't healthy, mindful, or stress relieving for me. Waking from my daydreams tends to give me an attitude of discontent. I have had to stop following many facebook pages because of the amount of stress/discontent I would get from them, although they are wonderful groups (my reggio classroom groups, some forest school groups). There are some mindful techniques I use while I have kids with me. One that I use often is running water over my hands for 10-20 seconds. Putting my hands under the tap with warm water running over them and taking some deep breaths, helps me calm down, relax and center for the next activity. Lotioning my hands is also a mindful technique for me. I allow the kids to do both of these, as they feel the need. It does help center them after they have gotten angry or upset over something.
    Rebecca- hugs to you on those dream visits with your parents! (( <3 )) I know that feeling.

    Love and hugs to all! ttfn xoxoxo KJ (Kelly)
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,251 Member
    :) Somewhere there is a middle place between multitasking at one end and extreme mindfulness at the other--that is the place I seek to be.

    <3 Barbie
  • csofled
    csofled Posts: 3,022 Member
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  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,306 Member
    I have a pretty serious meditation practice but I wouldn't call it mindfulness. More concentration. The goal is to learn to control the mind, not to eliminate daydreaming but to be able to control when it happens. Otherwise I have a tendency to rehash scenes and judge myself over and over.

    My Dad invited friends over for lunch. My parents got vaccinated last week but I'm not. So I guess I will hide in my room with my dog. I'm miffed that he didn't think of me.

    I've been overeating, too. Well today is another day. Maybe I will improve tonight. Talk about control!!

    Annie in Delaware
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    edited March 2021
    Kelly
    Your account of the trip to see your daughter made me "plumb tired." :)

    I have not been mindful of anything lately. Eating, drinking, and exercising has flown out the window. It just hit me that I need to stop worrying about so many things...my aches, the things that need to cleaned/fixed on our property, worrying about my son keeping his job due to change in his company's ownership, etc. I need to remember all the things I need to be thankful for! And, I will because there are a lot!

    Carol in GA
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,786 Member
    KJ - Wow, what a journey! :D I would have ended up fainting from a hypo and with cystitis from not drinking! Still, you got there, that's the main thing. <3
    Looking forward to your next instalment!

    Went out to the pharmacy for blood pressure prescription. I've decided to make myself my favourite treat for Mother's Day this Sunday, because no one else will! DH says I'm not his mother. My younger son will bring me flowers, I think, and nothing at all from my elder one. So, I'm going to make myself Crême Brulée. :D Bought the cream. Found our favourite sausage for our sauerkraut dish sometime. Bought Dim Sum.

    Now to put the pigs' cheeks in the IP and go and do some rowing.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

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