I have a 'ginger cake' candle at my desk, infused with scents of vanilla, ginger and mandarin. I give it a deep sniff. Unfurling a ribbon. Selecting some semi-precious stones from a bowl on the window sill, and rolling them in my palm. Looking at one of my daughter's wildly confident and colourful drawings up on the wall. This is what keeps me sane during my day of (paid) work at my laptop. And maybe even reading something from you. :)
One of the ways I give myself a small pause is to sit in my car in the driveway and fully finish whatever song I was listening to as I finished the drive home.
Monday thru Friday mornings, I'm in a room with 24 computers and a server. It's quiet, so that's not an issue, thank goodness. Sometimes though, the machinery -- all that hard plastic and metal -- begins to crowd my senses. That's when I place my hand on a small book of poetry. I always have one with me, have for years. I also keep one or two poems in my purse and they're always there, waiting for me. This is one of my pauses - to be present with poetry
I have a 'ginger cake' candle at my desk, infused with scents of vanilla, ginger and mandarin. I give it a deep sniff. Unfurling a ribbon. Selecting some semi-precious stones from a bowl on the window sill, and rolling them in my palm. Looking at one of my daughter's wildly confident and colourful drawings up on the wall. This is what keeps me sane during my day of (paid) work at my laptop. And maybe even reading something from you. :)
One of the ways I give myself a small pause is to sit in my car in the driveway and fully finish whatever song I was listening to as I finished the drive home.
I do this too!! Sometimes there’s like 7 mins still left and it feels incredibly refreshing to just sit and savor ❤️
Monday thru Friday mornings, I'm in a room with 24 computers and a server. It's quiet, so that's not an issue, thank goodness. Sometimes though, the machinery -- all that hard plastic and metal -- begins to crowd my senses. That's when I place my hand on a small book of poetry. I always have one with me, have for years. I also keep one or two poems in my purse and they're always there, waiting for me. This is one of my pauses - to be present with poetry
I love this! I need to print a few poems for my purse stat
Giving my dog a hug and burying my face in her neck, just for a few seconds. The co-regulation is so grounding.
Sounds so special!!
Beautiful 💜 thank you 💫🙏🏻✨
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