Mindful Monday
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Happy Mindful Monday! Today we are focusing on Wellness Tips:
Here is a little mindfulness practice for your day!
Pause for a moment. Take a deep breath, and look around you as though you are noticing your surroundings for the very first time. Scan around you slowly, yet quickly enough to not linger on any one object for too long. Breathe and be present where you are. Engage in this practice for a few minutes.
What do you see that you may normally pass by without noticing?
What can you hear?
What does the air feel like?
Is there an animal nearby whose presence you can appreciate?
Notice what is around you. Be where you are.
Becoming present can be as simple as being curious about this moment.
It can be as easy as noticing the things around you, as though you are noticing them for the first time. You know, the little things that are always there but you may not have looked at in months. The smallest of things, from objects sitting on shelves, to an individual leaf fluttering gently in the breeze, to that precious dark patch of fur on your pup’s mostly uniform coat.
Take a few breaths, and be here, right where you are. There is nowhere else you need to be, but this moment.
Focusing on presence gives us opportunities to slow down and experience the world more fully. When we are present, this supports our well-being, the well-being of those around us, and that of the animals in our care. At PAWS, practices like these are at the core of what we believe in.
Wishing you a blessed Monday, full of Mindful Moments.
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