29th October 2018
Wherever you are, be all there!
I’ve just watched this video on facebook, worth taking 15
minutes out of your day.
I know most of you reading this aren’t millenniums, heck I’m
not but I think we all have this thing with our phones and we could all spend a
little less time on them. No official
coaching card today, instead I want you to answer the question, ‘what are you
missing out on whilst you’re on your mobile’, or ‘how could you use the extra
time if you put your phone away?’
My iphone has started giving me a report on a Sunday of how
much time I’ve spent on my phone and on each app, its eye opening! I left the house the other morning without my
phone when I went for a walk with Alfie and it was beyond weird, I usually
listen to audio books and play games whilst walking or catch up on Facebook,
people even comment that they never see me without it, so that’s my mission
this week, to walk without looking at my phone.
In the evening, once I’m settled with mom, I plan to put my
phone on silent, nothing can’t wait till morning, yeah this week I plan to
lower the usage on my phone and be present in my life.
With us having visitors over Christmas now, I started
thinking about what gifts I can buy for mom and I’ve realised this morning (and
last night actually) that the thing she’d value more than anything is attention
and time, those things are the purest form of generosity. Last night she said how bored she was, so
today I’m going to get us a jigsaw to do together, I’m sitting there with my
crochet but she only has her crosswords and you can’t do them and watch tv at
the same time. Her attention span is
negligible and her memory isn’t even ten minutes, she can’t keep up with a tv
programme at all now, I acknowledged that yesterday as we were watching her
programmes and she had no idea what was going on at all, something that had
been painted on a wall in one scene, when they went back to it ten minutes
later she couldn’t recall it ever being there before. This disease is dreadful but I can give her
attention in the moment and she’ll enjoy it even if she doesn’t remember it.
I made my roast beef dinner it was delicious, got leftovers
to have again today, ooo could have bubble and squeak for breakfast.
I’m taking another car load of supplies to the food bank
today, once again generosity from members is outstanding, also doing well with
the raffle, over £200 with the collection tubs and tea money, we have £269 to
hand over – wonderful.
Right I’m off to be present in my day, I suggest you have a
go at it too.
Enjoy you day BeYOUtiful, we only get so many xx
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