First off, the prayer triplet meeting last night got cancelled, at very short notice, due to one of my friend's work commitments/shifts; we've had to postpone until Good Friday, and I hope that nothing more will get in the way. It was a bummer, particularly when I was ready with some prayer requests I wanted to share ( Read more... )

Taking time to appreciate nature on my walk today; it's amazing what I notice when I'm being mindful, watching squirrels bound in front of me, and looking at all the intricate details of some of the plants. The first day of British Summertime is a good day to start doing this, as I get an extra hour of daylight in the evening, and hope to go out ( Read more... )

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I heard about The Chimp Paradox today, which sounds like a book that I ought to read sometime.


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My first mindfulness challenge day was to listen to a piece of music, and do nothing else - I always get tempted to want to do something, and blitz through my chores, so just sitting still was a bit of a challenge.

Here's the song I listened to - it feels like a good mindfulness song, doesn't it?

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Then, I moved on to today's happiness challenge ( Read more... )

I learned something new this month; March 20 is International Day of happiness, and I've been looking up a site to find out how to celebrate it ( Read more... )