Presence

School run, playgroup, breastfeeding protest, lunch, meet friends, school run, park, washing, dinner, plasticine play, bedtime, plan yoga lessons, clean kitchen, catch up emails....

The never ending list of things to do,  it grows & grows, sometimes one thing gets ticked off, but 3 more rush in to fill the space...Is there ever a moment of stillness? Will my mind ever completely settle to one task without planning ahead or recalling past disasters?

A micro-practice then to slow me down, quiet my chattering mind, bring me back to cooking...

Presence...

Breathe...Inhale...Exhale...stay in the gaps, hold them, feel their peace, brief stillness in the body, rest the mind there...Inhale...Exhale...

Breathe...I am peeling garlic...Breathe...I am chopping garlic...Breathe...I am melting butter...Breathe....

And onwards...Be mindful, be present, simple narrative statements...I am thinking of writing this in my blog later, noted, now back to stirring the lentils....Breathe...I am measuring the rice...Breathe...I am rinsing the rice....

Try it - be mindful, notice your thoughts but don't follow them...and remember to breathe...you have all the time in the world...