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JusJoJan 1 – Mindfulness

This post is part of Just Jot it January, and the prompt word, “mindfulness,” comes to us from Emily. Check out her blog here!

About 20 years ago or so, back when I was learning and playing Tai Chi, I practiced mindfulness a lot.

Mindfulness is deeply ingrained in what Tai Chi teaches—movement with intention, movement that takes every ounce of concentration.

I’d love to go back to Tai Chi, but I don’t think there are any classes here where I live.

I’ll check when I finish this post.

And Just Jot it January strikes again, making me mindful of what I should be doing. 😀

This self-motivating post is part of Just Jot it January! Want to join in? Just click here to get to the prompt and drop your link. It’s fun!

Thanks again to Emily for the prompt!


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Fiction is funnier

An encounter this morning with a cashier at the grocery store left me wondering what planet I’m living on. This is how it went:

Her: Hello, how are you?

Me: Fine thanks.

Her: (looking at my t-shirt) What’s that, ‘Ty Chy’?

Me: (realising I’m wearing my Tai Chi practice shirt) Oh! It’s Tai Chi.

Her: What’s that, some kind of food?

Me: (not wanting to confuse her with science) No, it’s an exercise.

Her: (blank stare)

Me: Sort of like yoga.

Her: OH! Yoda! That’s that meditation stuff, right?

Me: (not wanting to get into it) Yeah.

Her: That’s when they tell you if you concentrate enough you can move this way and put that there and Avada Kedavra, you’re flat on your face.

Me: Right.

I wonder if I could have got away with paying for my groceries with Gringotts gold…

Gringotts

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