Mindfulness Daily Check in 12th December 2018
Hello all of you!!
So when for you is time to put up your Christmas tree to those that celebrate? I've always put mine up 12 days before Christmas - what about you?
So today our mindfulness activity is very simple again as I think this time of year is so busy so let's be more mindful in the time that we are busy and learn to give ourselves love and kindness too! 
What mindfulness practices have you been doing lately? Mine are as simple as taking breaks from being busy as I know I am not fully present right now in the moment so this is something I want to work more on.
So ask yourself and share the following:
1. Are you present?
2. Am I grateful for my life as it is right now? If you are not, how can you bring more gratitude into your life?
I wanted to also talk about gratitude journaling... do you do this? Watch this video to learn more! https://youtu.be/a60OB2DPwwA
Remember just how beautiful life is and how even more incredible it can be when you reframe and shift your focus. It's not always easy so on those days be kind to you!
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@LisaDeRegtMBPsS
HI Lisa good to see youtoday-also ha love this check in
The tree goes up as soon as this bird is cooked eaten and all that's left is bones!! 
1. Are you present?
hmm honestly? Sometimes I feel I'm fooling myself lately and I "want" to be present. But between my client and my personal shopping for the holidays is very overwhelming. I know he can not go out of the house to gather all what he like to bless folks with or for me to cook. Bur @@@@
It truly is overwhelming. Luckly I only have just a few more things to find at stores then do 1 big food shopping.
2. Am I grateful for my life as it is right now? If you are not, how can you bring more gratitude into your life?
I can say YES!! This I am not confused on. I might not have a wallet full of money, or the best up to date cloths and so on. But I do have running fresh water, my own home, heat, food, my family my pets and so on. If I keep my attitude on "stuck mode" or whine about what I do not have....then I will remain ungrateful of the things I do have
@RumpleSteeleSkin
I love the gratitude in this post and staying present is just so important yet so tough to do. Even just a minute of mindfulness a day! :) Hahahaha about the christmas tree. We got ours up today :)
@LisaDeRegtMBPsS
Right Lisa, now a days I'm finding myself starting to be mindful in many things-BUT then I go back into my hectic-flying-multi tasker
Just is the time of year and I know it will again come back to normal!
@RumpleSteeleSkin
You are so busy with everything and perhaps you need to take some time out for Rumple! :)
@LisaDeRegtMBPsS
....oh umm...ok-
@LisaDeRegtMBPsS
Hi Lisa and thanks for that beautiful picture 😊. Before I went on vacation I prepared my X-mas decos and put out the "old" artificial X-mas tree which has not been used for a few seasons. So this weekend I will enjoy decorating everything - that will be lots of fun along with some reggae x-mas music, hehe.
This X-mas time I intend to be more mindful, enjoying this particular time. I try to be mindful but fail here and there with taking breaks, so that's a focus now, do a bit, break, start again.
1. Are you present? I believe I am most of the time
2. Am I grateful for my life as it is right now? If you are not, how can you bring more gratitude into your life? I love my life how it is right now, I made "friends" with most of the things which hold me back. Every morning I say thanks for waking up, that there is food for breakfast, every time I feel bad I start saying loud, if not possible silent, all the things I have, fingers to type, air to breathe, feet to carry me around and so much more and I feel very rich.
@amiablePeace77
What a beautiful post and one that reminds us to get back to basics too with our mindfulness :) Truly wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing!
