A peaceful evening

I was chatting to a friend, telling her how chilled our household is at present.

Then I went home and had the rest of the evening. There were 3 stressful points in it which could have ended very badly, but didn't. So it isn't as if arguments and misunderstandings don't happen, they really do, plus swearing, and quite late at night. It's just they don't get anywhere.

Long may this phase last.

Night time thoughts

Whatever I used to think about at night has been replaced by a sort of endless looking back.

I remember people, mainly long dead, the places they lived in and glimpses of time spent in their company.

It's lovely and I look forward to this journey of surprises in my own memory.

Each day

My simplest meditation is to take the date and breathe that number of breaths.

So today it is at its shortest, just 1 breath.

When it gets to 5 or more I find my breaths slow down so much I think I'll never get to the end of the session.

It's really good to do in bed as it helps me fall asleep. Bingo, 2 benefits in one!

Peace

I get a bit repetitive when people ask me how things are going. The reply surprisingly often is that things are peaceful at home, we potter about, we chat and do our favourite activities.

We do have moments of frustration, but given time and food and a big lack of rushing around they generally fade away.

I'm a big fan of being homey. A few years ago I would have laughed at the idea of making a shopping trip to get a birthday card and a favourite food. Now I think it is an hour well spent!