Quote No.32 from Encourage Yourself Encourage Others by Anne Devine.
Our horizons may be limited geographically but they are creatively wide open!
How will you change up your routine today?
Le grà,
Mindfully Marie xx
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Quote No. 49 from Encourage Yourself Encourage Others by Anne Devine.
We are all learning to accept the imposed boundaries of lockdown. Some of us are finding it easier than others. Now might be a good time to consider if the boundaries we have in our own lives are helpful or if they could do with being revised. It takes courage and maturity to “Accept that what others do is their business.”
Le grà,
Mindfully Marie xx
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Quote No.52 from Encourage Yourself Encourage Others by Anne Devine.
What have you done during Lockdown that’s been new to you?
I’ve taken part in a Zoom poetry club and a Zoom Cafe Adler. They were fun and they gave me the opportunity for some new learning. I enjoyed the sense of community and it helped replace the social interaction I’ve been missing! I’ve also been busy sharing and enjoying these positive quotes and the lovely interactions they are creating for me!
Please share something you’ve never done before, something new and different that you’ve been doing!
Le grà,
Mindfully Marie xx
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Thank you, for pausing with me…
A post in error but thank you for your company none the less!
Le grà,
Mindfully Marie xx
We have an opportunity to take our lives ‘off the boil’ and place them on ‘simmer’…Go ahead “Simmer a Bit”
Let your dreams simmer to reward you with a beautiful reality.
Let your thoughts simmer to reward you with creative ideas.
Let your ideals simmer to reward you with dignity.
Let your honesty simmer to reward you with righteousness & simplicity.
Let your relationships simmer to reward you with special bondings forever.
Let your happiness simmer to reward you with well-deserved success.
Let your confidence simmer to reward you with courage to face life.
Let your knowledge simmer to reward you with intellect.
Let your passion simmer to reward you with the purpose of your life.
Let your smile simmer to reward you with a world full of laughter.
Let your soul simmer to reward you with goodness & kindness.
Let your self simmer to bring out the precision and mindfulness in you.
Rise and shine.
Worth reflecting on today…
1-How to know if what we want with our lives is a desire from our ego or a call from our soul?
2-How to boost and nurture our true self, our soul?
3-What is our purpose, are we fulfilling it? If not, what do we need to do in order to get aligned with our purpose?
1- Ego wants/needs:
to be seen and an exaggerated need of attention/confirmation
to impress and to prove it is the best
to analyze everything/others and judge
to have more and more material things, power
to prove to everyone it’s way is the right one or the better
assumes/presumes it knows everything
to be attached to things, situations or persons
Soul call:
to give (in simple and humble ways)
to see and understand clearly
to inspire others
to retreat often and turn inwards
to spend more time in…
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In my previous post I wrote about the importance of self-care, you might like to read it 4.Self-care x 10! When you or your children are struggling to cope with bullying it is very important to continue to practice self-care during and after the event. Being bullied can cause strong feelings of loneliness which come from the isolation of bullying. Bullying thrives on isolation and fear. Lack of access to information, lack of support and worse still lack of knowing which way to turn or who to ask for help all serve to enhance the isolation and loneliness you feel!
The loneliness was something I found hardest to cope with as I struggled to find answers and effective support.
But there is help out there. Don’t allow yourself to be rendered voiceless.
I want YOU to know that I am here for YOU and YOU are not alone…reach out, share your concerns and talk about the bullying you or your child are experiencing.
What has been your experience of the loneliness of bullying? How would you describe the loneliness of bullying? How did you overcome it?
Le grà,
Mindfully Marie xx
Do you see the darkness when you look at this photo or do you see the light?
Do you see people panic buying and paralysed by the unprecedented changes to our daily lives caused by Covid19?
Or do you see ordinary people doing extra-ordinary things to reach out and support one another, in ways not seen before?
This is an opportunity to change our focus,
From
‘What about me?’
to
‘What can I do for you? And then realising, what that just did for me!’
We can all do something with the time we are being given!
What are you doing?
I’m working from home, at least until the 29th of March. After that the future is unclear but that doesn’t matter because we only have to focus on this, one day at a time!
I never thought supporting others with their literacy development by phone, e-mail and online could be so fulfilling. I’m finding myself present in somebody’s isolation. I’m a voice and a listening ear. I’m having conversations about the fear this virus is causing. And in the same conversation I’m talking about the power of being connected to each other and its positive impact on mental well-being. I’m highlighting the importance of distraction and the opportunity to set small learning goals…
Like
Taking a break from news updates
and overwhelming media stories,
To
Setting a goal for this morning
And one more for tonight,
Like
Reading something you enjoy,
Then
Writing the paragraph you just read,
And then selecting two spellings
Breaking them into syllables such as
Information….
In / for / ma / tion
Or
Situation…
Sit / u / a / tion
Then with a sense of satisfaction and achievement,
sitting back and reminding yourself
that we are resilient
And each one of us is capable of great things!
What do you think? Is there darkness or light?
Do you have a goal in mind to help others?
What do you think it will do for you?
Le grà,
Mindfully Marie xx
Create Space 
The Power is yours… Quote No. 39 “Encourage Yourself Encourage Other”
Quote No.39 from Encourage Yourself Encourage Others by Anne Devine.
The behaviour I find difficult is feeling ignored. Thankfully with each day that passes I am learning that I don’t need to feel ignored, I no longer want that feeling and I’m getting better at letting that feeling go.
I’ve also learned that when you learn how to find yourself you no longer feel isolated or lonely any more. You realise you have a unique voice and you feel empowered to use it.
Anne reminds us that “Nobody likes to be… talked about behind their backs.” Try today to catch yourself in the act of gossip. It is not a nice personality trait to have and observing this habit in yourself, is the first step to changing it. “Keep kindness to yourself and others high on your priority list.”
Here Mich of michnavs shines a light on gossip culture in the Philippines. A worthwhile read…
https://michnavs.wordpress.com/2020/05/04/surveillance/
What behaviour upsets you most?
Le grà,
Mindfully Marie xx
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