Day 12
...kindness starts with YOU!
Welcome to Day TWELVE of our A-Z+ of Seasonal Sanity Savers – 2024.
I present to you today, the letter K, and let us sprinkle kindfulness into our festive toolkit.
Flourishing during this season doesn’t just mean being kind to others – it starts with being tender with yourself.
Kindfulness is the beautiful blend of kindness and mindfulness, and it invites you to pause, reflect, and soften towards yourself.
I recommend checking out the 3-Ways to Practice Kindfulness by Dr. David Hamilton, based on which I suggest that you take a moment each day to take a deep breath and repeat this to yourself:
May I be happy.
May I be well.
May I be safe.
May I be at ease
Then ask, “How can I be mindfully kind to myself today?”
Maybe it’s giving yourself permission to say no, indulging in a guilt-free nap, or simply letting go of perfection.
If so inclined, you could then wish these things for others, first a specific person and then all sentient beings. That’s real kindfulness.
Practice kindfulness as a daily ritual and notice how it transforms not only your relationship with yourself but also how you engage with the festive season, how you can feel calmer, more centered, and unapologetically you.
Tomorrow’s letter is L, any guesses what it will bring?
If you could pick a word starting with L to add to your sanity kit, what would it be? Let’s keep flourishing, one kind and mindful moment at a time.
Quietly, and kindly yours,
-Joanna
Cage Rattler & Bias Shifter – Helping organisations unlock potential by shifting extraversion bias | Coaching quiet leaders | TEDx Speaker | Trainer | Founder, CEO – Flourishing Introverts | Host – The Flourishing Introvert Talks and (dropping) Pebbles in the Pond | Author – The Flourishing Nudge | Co-Flourisher, Co-Founder – Intent to Flourish