#mindfulthinking

[positivelypresent]

Try your best to stay present!

[ecbee]

Heading into the new year, it’s important to take a moment to be grateful for what you have, and where you’re at as you set goals for 2023.

Don’t forget the present while pining for the future 🤍

Art by @madebynelson on IG and Twitter

[the-iron-duck93]

[ivemanifest]

Infinite peace is infinitely within the present 🕊

[whispersofthepurplevalley]

Self-reflection

Anxious? - Of what? How bad can it go? You will either have it or lose it. So what? It was neither the beginning nor the end.

Afraid? - Of what? What is yours? How much can you control? So what if you lose him/her/it? What will happen? You will be surprised to know how much you can live without.

Failed? - Was it your last day in life? Were you in a competition against anyone? Did it have to be a competition? Did you not have the choice to not borrow someone else's expectations?

Guilty? - Did you not give your best? If not, see what the result is and do better next time. If yes, you are absolutely where you should belong. What are you guilty about? Weren't your intentions pure?

Insecurities? - What are you insecure about? Your looks? Won't the pretty faces develop wrinkles? Is every pretty face at ease? Is happiness a matter of looks? Is beauty that limited? A mountain is so rugged, isn't it strong and pretty?

Your nature? Is being different a sin? If being expressive is not a crime, why is being reserved a flaw? Is the chain outside or within you?

-Sabina Yesmin

[connectingwithsoul]

The practice of spirituality is not one of running away from suffering. It is the practice of learning how to transform suffering into well-being. A good practitioner knows the exact amount of suffering that she or he needs. If we allow suffering to overwhelm us we will die; that is why we need the exact amount of suffering that will help us to understand and to love.

-Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk & peace activist

[practicalpriestess]

Unconditional love, forgiveness and gratitude are high vibrational feelings with tremendous healing power. Our emotional body can be exercised like our physical body. We can learn to lift our spirits up to these elevated emotions even under heavy loads.

[halamanresmi]

Ngga Ngapa-ngapain

Sesi menyusui pernah membuatku merasa tidak berdaya karena ada perasaan "jadi ngga bisa ngapa-ngapain". Tidak bisa mengerjakan pekerjaan rumah, dan seringkali berusaha "nyambi" balas chat di ponsel.

Aku lalai mengingat fakta bahwa ketika menyusui, aku membutuhkan kalori lebih besar dibandingkan kondisi ketika tidak menyusui. Aku butuh  2425 - 2700 kkl untuk menyusui sedangkan dalam kondisi tidak menyusui adalah 2,125 sampai 2,250 kalori per hari.

Aku lalai mengingat bahwa ketika menyusui sebenarnya aku sedang melakukan sesuatu. Aku sedang menjadi perantara rezeki dari Allah untuk anakku. Aku sedang menjadi perantara kehidupan. ASI yang sedang kuperjuangkan agar bisa masuk ke perut bayi kecilku adalah makanan yang berisi nutrisi penting bagi pertumbuhan sel rambut, kulit, dan organ-organ penting lainnya.

Sesi menyusui juga menjadi pengikat batin antara aku dan anakku. Sesi yang dapat membantu mengisi tangki cinta bayi kecil ini agar semoga kelak diizinkan jadi manusia yang penyayang dan lembut hatinya.