A Mindful Moment
Mindful Kinship
September is National Kinship Care month. Kinship is about connection. Our kin are those to whom we’re related, and also those who aren’t relatives but with whom we feel close bonds. Kin are often the people who encourage us, buoy us, champion us. Take some time to mindfully reflect on a few of the people who have been kin to you in this way.
Tim Burnet suggests this practice:
Bring to mind different chapters of your life: was there a pivotal person or two whose input, support, or even opposition, led to an important change? I’ve been working with the sentence:
“If not for __________’s help/advice/support I might never have ____________.”
It’s a positive expression and a great place to start. “If not for so-and-so’s guidance I never would have taken that position, or started that program, or had the courage to end that relationship.” What’s true for you in your life?
Learn more about mindfulness and connection at this link.