Everyday Mindfulness

Hello all, I'm Gillian and just wanted to introduce myself. I was so pleased to find this forum (which I think I made my way to after following a twitter link). Having recently completed a mindfulness course online (it was the most practical thing for me at the time and provided me with a bit of a lifeline back then, to be honest) I then read JKZ's Full Catastrophe Living, during which I had a new light-bulb moment on pretty much every page! I hit the proverbial wall a few months ago and knew it was time to examine how to handle the daily stresses of life (parenthood, career worries, health issues) better. It's a journey I'm so glad to have commenced and am trying to be patient with myself. I saw a counsellor last week who I hadn't had a session with for about 6 weeks and she noticed how much more clearly I was thinking. The phrase 'peeling an onion' sounds a bit cliched, but that's what I feel like I'm doing at the moment. Peeling the onion, one layer at a time, no hurry, occasional teary moments I'm especially looking forward to reading more on the mindful parenting thread and generally keeping inspired and motivated to keep up the practice. Yours mindfully, Gill

Hi.
Welcome to the forum, Gillian.
Great to hear that mindfulness is working for you.
Do stick around. And please feel free to ask us any questions.
All best, Jon

Hi Gillian.

Onwards and upwards.

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ps. Maybe try Kabat-Zinn's Coming To Our Senses next. His masterpiece, in my opinion...

Welcome to the community
I am still peeling an onion of my own x

It's a never-ending onion that is continuously adding layers, but just to occasionally glimpse that beautiful stillness inside now and again is enough.