Committing to treasuring the experience of living in this body rather than living in a brain isolated from contact with this wonderful gift. I’ve spent a time this morning letting go the brain thinking and gradually inhabiting the body. A little help from binaural beats with whale sound made it easier!

Most of the way through today and I’ve either not been paying attention or I haven’t found a wrong to right in my immediate space. Obviously there are bigger issues out there in the world but I don’t have the mettle to seek them out. Maybe the question is a bit polarised. Often things are not one or the other.

I can probably teach anything in my life experience to a willing pupil. Am having that challenge at present with someone close whose life is a bit chaotic at present. I can teach what can help but only she can open her ears.

Experiencing some time out with my adult daughters. I felt my heart glow.

Marijo Puleo. Discovered a great set of her podcasts. Lots of angles on mindfulness and meditation and spirituality.

For me, bearing witness to this extraordinary life experience, loving and caring for self and others, and keeping as fit as feasible in mind, body and spirit to enjoy the ride. That great fullness also has its more challenging side, and I’ve had a good dose of that in recent years; but the lighter comes with the darker. I guess that balancing them both is a an art!

Having gone through a number of bereavements in the past couple of years I’ve become a little more open hearted to those around me and also more kind to myself.

We need some boundaries as some people are excluded from our life for good reason. But with most there’s no really good reason. Sometimes people are excluded for bullying reasons which needs some bravery to break the group’s code. I guess it starts with an “hello”.

I was doing some clearing out of my parents’ house, both of whom have passed on. In my childhood bedroom I was closing the windows more than 30 years after I lived there. There is a knack to the windows and I instinctively remembered how. The now of 30 years ago connecting to the now today as if the passage of time had collapsed. It felt remarkable sharing that moment with two different selves.

Up hiking on a hill, surrounded by the stunning expanse of nature.

My biggest inspiration to serve is through my family. Also the part of me that supports me is serving a higher purpose and it is inspiring and uplifting to notice that.

This question and all the responses so far make me pause to realise the value of noticing kindness. It’s so ease to rush past it.

I need solitude and it grounds me. It’s a time out to let my brain reset. I can tune into the bigger themes of my life and I can more appreciate the minutest thing at the same time. I’m then more energised to engage with the hubbub.

Whenever I contemplate the enormity of time and the brief moment that this body experiences.

Jess, so very sorry to hear of your loss. My prayers are with you.

I agree. I often try to do more when doing less may be right. Also (picking up on Ed’s point) patience is what I need more of and, results in slowing down and probably doing fewer things.

Prayers from me too.

I like that thought, Pilgrim, that the exclusion could be of oneself. How easy it is to cut ourselves off from compassion to self.

That’s really interesting, Kathleen, looking at the internal conflict. I wonder does managing internal conflict in a (hopefully) caring way spill over to how to approach external conflict?