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#gratitude

  • A shared birthday

    Today is a special day so it didn’t feel right to blog about anything else.  It’s the 3rd of May and it’s my Mum’s 80th birthday and my daughter’s 26th birthday.  Yes, they share…

    May 3, 2021
  • sky, clouds, and sea

    21 Quick Ideas to Find Calm in 2021

    GEM OF ZEN #36 Today I welcome Natalie from Natalie the Explorer as my first GOZ guest post for 2021!  I’ve known Natalie in the online world for quite some time now as we…

    February 8, 2021
  • Hygge and Rainy Day Reading

    Rainy Days, White Noise and Hygge

    ZEN TIP TUESDAY #21 For ZTT #21 I welcome myself!  Hello – I’m Min from Write of the Middle!  Yes you read right!  Hey, it’s my party and I can play too if I…

    June 11, 2019
  • What sparks joy - now vs then

    What Sparks Joy – Then vs Now

    I thought it would be interesting to compare what ‘sparks joy’ [using the popular KonMari {Marie Kondo} term] for me now in my 50’s as compared to what sparked joy for me back in…

    April 11, 2019
  • Mindful in May

    If you’re a regular around Write of the Middle you’d know that I’ve long had an interest in the subject of Mindfulness.  In fact, I’ve written many blog posts on the subject, though not…

    May 7, 2018
  • binoculars, seek, look, search, lady

    Look for the good things!

    Sometimes I think it is a good idea to revisit why you started doing something in the first place so you can review/evaluate if you’re still on track or at least happy with the…

    March 15, 2018
  • gratitude, grateful, nature, ladybugs,

    Embrace Gratitude

    This post is part of a 14 ways to help rebuild self-confidence series.  We are working our way through the letters of SELF CONFIDENCE with this week’s focus being on the first E in…

    October 4, 2016
  • Buddha, Present, Mindfulness

    Mindful Monday: Reconnect to the Present

    This post is Part 2 of a 10 part series that is an extension of this post I wrote on the subject of the importance of introducing some regular Digital Detox time in our…

    April 20, 2015
  • Gratitude, Quote, Lotus Flower

    Mindful Monday: Gratitude & Generosity

    You may have noticed that I’ve said in all my Mindful Monday posts so far that there are 7 attitudes of mindfulness. Yet many of the Jon Kabat-Zinn video’s opened with the words 9…

    February 9, 2015
  • Mindful Monday: The 7 attitudes of mindfulness

    You may have noticed by now that I have decided to claim Monday’s as ‘Mindful Mondays’. Any post I publish on a Monday will in some way be related to intentional ways, means or…

    November 24, 2014
  • African Basket

    Living with Gratitude

    The main reason I started my first blog was because I planned to do a 365 Grateful Project. A friend had brought my attention to an article published in U Magazine (a magazine inserted…

    November 11, 2014