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Honour Yourself

By karishma

On July 10, 2016

In Aware, How To Be Mindful, People & Land, Stuff About Your Body, Woman To Woman

Today, in a yoga session, my teacher asked us if we’d had time to honour ourselves.

Initially, this felt like an odd question.

But then she asked more questions.

Do you savour that cup of tea in the morning, or were you browsing the net at the same time.

Do you take a walk and observe the leaves.

Were you in a rush to get the kids ready and out the door?

When was the last time you paused to observe how you were feeling?

What things delight you in a day and how many of them are you choosing to feel?
From the moment our day begins, it often feels like there is no time. A million things to do. And simply no time.

But.

We need to make that time a priority for us.

We need to choose me.

My moments.
Over the kids. Over staying back at work an hour late. Over the next house guests. Over showing up dressed to perfection. Over that luncheon on Saturday. Over that society shin dig. Over the gourmet dinner I was planning on cooking tonight. Over getting the laundry done. Over tidying the house to perfection. Over answering every call and responding to every message.

We need to compromise our day-to-day expectations to honour ourselves.

Because I truly believe.

This.

Me.

Is so much more important.
X

K

A bit too much nutrition

By karishma

On June 18, 2016

In Aware, Family, Motherhood, Stuff About Your Body

The other day, I took Aru to a “Nutrition Bar” and let him eat half a piece of their tiramisu and have a sip of my “Liquid Gold”.
He’s used to the occasional sweet food, chocolate bikkies and the like, so I didn’t think much of it.
Till, he wasn’t interested in bedtime.

Come 7pm.

7:30pm.

8pm.

8:30pm.

9pm.
He was like a little rocket.

Giggling, exploring, continuous.
We were a little bit bewildered.

Wrapped up the night with some calming herbal goodness and a car ride to finally put him to sleep.
//

You might think nothing of it, but for parents, who expect their son to be asleep at 7pm, a stretch and a bundle of confusion can be quite draining (I can hear my Dad saying, “Get over it!”).
Nevertheless.

//

So lately, I’ve been thinking.
Everything is as it is meant to be.

It has all been written.

We are just performing the part.

Perhaps there was a lesson to be learnt (obviously).

Perhaps it was preparing us for a trip we’ve got coming up.

I can take it as a pain-in-the-butt of a night, or as a gentle, loving sign from the universe to be a bit mindful as well as potential solutions that can be.
So as each day begins, somethings go wrong and somethings go right.

And I’ve been telling myself, it’s how it is meant to be.

Xx

K

Picture Yourself

By karishma

On May 4, 2016

In Aware, Stuff About Your Body, Woman To Woman

If you’ve read my I Am Ugly post, here is something to follow on from that.

At the end of every yoga class, my teacher always says, “Picture yourself happy, healthy and peaceful.” Everytime she’s ever said that, I’ve imagined myself standing with V on the porch and waving bye to our little boy, Aru, who is off to school. For me, happy, healthy and peaceful, was in the future.

Not now. Aru isn’t even 2 yet, let alone ready for school. I didn’t even realise that was how I was thinking. It was so subconscious.

For the first time today. For no reason. I imagined myself in that very yoga class, sitting and eyes closed. Feeling happy, healthy and peaceful. Xx K

From the tummy to the brain

By karishma

On April 13, 2016

In Advice from the Oldies, Aware, Stuff About Your Body

Yesterday we were having breakfast and V said to me,

There is a connection from the brain to the tummy when you eat.

So if you’re anxious, troubled or angry, it goes to your tummy.

That can make your food harder to digest.
//
For this reason, when he was little, they were taught to eat in silence.

No emotional conversations, no aggressive TV episodes, no distractions.

When I first met him, we used to laugh about how we’d be the best restaurant customers.

In and out in 30 minutes.

Now I see the merit in a calm conversation or even silence at a meal.
//
PS – I’m no expert about body stuff, but I’m learning things and I like that.
Xx

K

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