Our daughter is called Emma and I have learned a lot from being a parent to her and her brother. Likewise the recent Storm ‘Emma’ which saw us trapped; although thankfully forewarned by MET Eireann, in our home for three days has also taught me a lot. It thought me how time is relative. It taught me that if I slow down, time slows down. It taught me how to Savor time…let me try to explain.
How often do you stop when you are cooking and savor the dish you are preparing? If you are anything like me, you probably stop at each stage of the cooking process. You wonder if the dish is good enough. You take time to sample it and you consider the taste. You ask yourself is it tasty enough? You wonder can you enhance its flavour a little more?
Similarly I believe, if we pause at any given moment in our day and apply the same strategy we can sample and really taste the beauty of that moment! Better still we have the power within us, to enhance the beauty of our moment, our lunch time, our day.
Create space in your life and make this moment ‘your’ moment. Pause and sample this moment in time. Let everything else wait…. just breathe… just be… listen to everything and everyone around you. Be still… be aware of yourself; breathing, sensing, existing, thriving in this very moment. Notice time slowing down; pausing with you.
Stay with the moment and watch yourself living in ‘your’ moment, as if you were a kindly friend looking on, observing. Acknowledge with gratefulness your presence in ‘your’ moment. Appreciate your place in the beauty of ‘your’ moment…savor its stillness. Promise to visit and sample ‘your’ moment again soon… it will get easier… now with renewed spirit and a sense of childlike wonder return to the job in hand!
What will you sample today? What moment will you call ‘your’ moment?
I noticed this little egg arrived with two little dots or bumps attached to its shell…to me they looked like ‘eyes’… I paused to Savor the possibilities…
Hi... failte (Irish for welcome! and pronounced fall-thhha).
I'm a newbie to blogging, here just over a year, but what a great year it has been!
I've turned the corner to 50 recently and two things become more relevant...time and experiences!
Material possessions are less important! Using time wisely and truly experiencing each day holds a new significance for me!
If you wish..., a little of the back story...
I''m blessed to be married to a kind and loving man for 28 years, we have two children now 19 and 21.
As I approached 40 and searching for something more, whilst holding down my then part-time legal secretarial work, I trained as a voluntary adult literacy tutor, with the hope of helping adults improve their literacy skills and have a second, and better experience of learning!
However, little did I think that wanting to help others improve their lives would see my own life improve beyond measure also!
You see for years I found it difficult to know what to do as I watched our two children suffer at the hands of bullies. Their struggle began to change when I returned to education! Through education I slowly gained valuable knowledge, I grew in confidence and self-esteme and it had a ripple effect!
By 2014, aged 47 I had completed a Higher Certificate in Literacy Development and a B.A. in Adult Education. I love my work as an adult educator, particularly when adults trust me enough to let down their defences and 'let me in'. Then I can help them by getting to know what makes them 'tic' and what 'lights their fire!'.
As an added bonus along the way I've realised that I also have a love of writing and that writing is cathartic (providing psychological relief through written expression of built up emotions), both for my students and myself. This blog enables me to pursue that new-found interest and I've really enjoying reading your blogs, sharing comments, getting to know so many people and gaining new perspectives. I also like to share any little 'gems' of learning I've gathered along the way!
Thanks for sharing your stories and for helping me realise that it is all possible...and that together we write a truly better story!
Much love,
Marie x
Hi Marie! I love this idea of “sampling” or staying in the present moment to make the most of it. You’ve coined a great term there 🙂 I’m going to do so while I’m at the gym on my lunch break today and will think of you xo
Christy, that’s so kind and I feel blessed that somebody miles away would carry me in their thoughts! I hope your gym and lunch break were moments that found you very present, vividly aware of the beauty of each moment! As always thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts with me…I’m happy my “sampling” resonated with you and its affirming that you see it as having ‘coined a great term!’ Xx
What terrific advice! We tend to rush through our days, without even noticing, much less appreciating, all the little things that make life so worth-while. Have you ever read Jodi’s blog, “The Creative Life In Between?” I think you would like it very much!
Hi Mandy, I’m so delighted to hear my post resonated with you! Thank you for commenting and I wish you a new found joy in sampling the moment more often. I would love to hear how you get on! Marie xx
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March 7, 2018 at 6:54 pm
Hi Marie! I love this idea of “sampling” or staying in the present moment to make the most of it. You’ve coined a great term there 🙂 I’m going to do so while I’m at the gym on my lunch break today and will think of you xo
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March 7, 2018 at 10:39 pm
Christy, that’s so kind and I feel blessed that somebody miles away would carry me in their thoughts! I hope your gym and lunch break were moments that found you very present, vividly aware of the beauty of each moment! As always thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts with me…I’m happy my “sampling” resonated with you and its affirming that you see it as having ‘coined a great term!’ Xx
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March 7, 2018 at 10:41 pm
Christy…I’m copying your comment into my gratitude journal!
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March 7, 2018 at 11:08 pm
And in turn you make me smile by knowing the positive impact we have on one another! YES the gym was great today (treadmill + weights). HUGS
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March 7, 2018 at 11:12 pm
Hugs back Christy!
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March 8, 2018 at 3:32 pm
What terrific advice! We tend to rush through our days, without even noticing, much less appreciating, all the little things that make life so worth-while. Have you ever read Jodi’s blog, “The Creative Life In Between?” I think you would like it very much!
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March 8, 2018 at 3:49 pm
Thanks Ann! So glad you think so. I’ll check Jodi out…thanks for the recommendation!
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March 28, 2018 at 3:30 pm
This post was meant for me, Christy! I’m working on slowing down, and this hits it on the head why I should. Thank you!
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March 28, 2018 at 8:18 pm
Hi Mandy, I’m so delighted to hear my post resonated with you! Thank you for commenting and I wish you a new found joy in sampling the moment more often. I would love to hear how you get on! Marie xx
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March 29, 2018 at 12:02 am
I’ll be popping in and let you know. Thanks, Marie!
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March 29, 2018 at 8:59 am
So looking forward to sharing your journey! Remember – have fun!
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March 29, 2018 at 4:31 pm
👍🏻 😄
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