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    How are you?

    Hey peeps I thought I'd see how you all are - like a bit of a mindfulness "check in" practise. Sit/lie/stand and just focus on your breathing. Breath in allow that breath to travel all around your body. Notice how it feels in each bit of your body. Notice how you are feeling. Breathe out, allow the negatives to leave you. Breathe in and allow it to fill you from your toes up. How are you feeling? Breathe out. Allow yourself to "be" for that moment in time. However you are feeling is not "wrong."

    Give yourself the time to check in and to "arrive"..
    Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!


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    Thanks, I needed that
    The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

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    I hope it helped. It's a 3 minute mindfulness "arriving" exercise we did on my MBSR course. I rely on it so much. It doesn't take long and the more you practise it and you give yourself permission for those few minutes it gets easier and you are able to be less distracted and more focussed. If you are distracted, that's ok, just bring your thoughts back to your breathing. There is no harsh judgement or "failing" on this.
    Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!


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    Yes, I've been doing breathing exercises too....it's a great way to de-stress. Good thinking suzi.

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    Just thought I'd do a random check in thread!
    We were meant to be looking round Portsmouth Uni with F today, but they have had the lurgy from school and so decided last night that they really couldn't face getting on the road for about 4am to get there for 930am start.... So relieved as I started the coldy thing and have a banging headache... So glad we aren't going today.... So today shall be spent testing F on their chemistry ready for a mock paper on Monday - this would be fine but I know totally f all about chemistry... lol
    Planning on crochet and a movie later and curry for tea!
    Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!


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    I'm doing well. Was at a leader's meeting in church this morning, then cooked Shepherd's pie and veg broth for our seniors lunch club on Monday. Home now and ready for feet up with crochet hook and Netflix
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    Sounds fab!
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    We were in town this morning. I did a bit of Christmas shopping and we're home again. I plan on sitting watching hocus pocus 2 this evening and maybe doing a bit of sewing.

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    I had my flu and COVID jabs. One in each arm so both arms and hot, swollen and sore!
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    Christmas shopping? Oh I haven't even thought about that (although have a pair of snowpeople on my Amazon wish list lol)

    Well done for Flu and covid. I'm due my flu in a couple of weeks - as I've caught the school lurgy from Fern it's a good job it isn't over the next couple of days...
    Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!


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