Being present...really present with who we're with or what we're doing in any given moment is something that many of us are striving for yet struggle with.
I'm still laughing at myself (a very healthy thing to do!) as I had one of those struggling moments this morning!
As I was preparing my breakfast I was cutting up some fruit and got a rather simple yet clear message that I was not being very present.
As I peeled my banana I started to slice it up and didn't notice that not only did I put the peel in the compost bin but I was slicing the banana into it as well!
Once I caught myself I just started to laugh...where was I that I didn't notice until the end of the banana that it wasn't going into my bowl?
I managed to salvage most of it as I rinsed the coffee grounds off some of the pieces :)
This may seem like a silly example but can you imagine, if we are this unconscious (I know I'm not alone here!) in these seemingly inconsequential moments in our day, what the impact would be if we did the same thing with our kids?
So here's to a very present day and have some fun with it by keeping track of how many times you catch yourself not being quite all there!
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