A mindful Valentine’s Day Valentine's day is a celebration of love, relationships and connection. Mindfulness is training in paying attention, in the words of Simone Weil ‘Attention is the Rarest and Purest form of Generosity’ Mindfulness, paying attention , on purpose, in the present moment can help strengthen our relationships. The following tips can [...]
Connecting this Christmas. Our theme of the month for December is connection. Last year, the ‘Connection at Christmas’ post told the story of my mum and the Liverpool shoebox appeal. Last year my mum, Sandra, and the school where she worked helped to collect 95 shoeboxes filled with goodies to send to children in [...]
Connection at Christmas by Rachel and her mum 'A donated bear wearing our school neckerchief. He was given by the children to accompany the shoeboxes to Romania and hopefully find a new home with a child there.' The theme of the month for December is connection, which is somewhat appropriate for December, [...]
Generosity In Relationships This series of blog posts focuses on some of my reflections on the nine foundational attitudes of mindfulness and how they relate to interpersonal relationships. This week is an exploration of generosity. I recently came across an article online that outlined ‘five love languages’ in relationships. These were the five styles [...]