What is missing from your life?
Hi, Thinking Out Loud here :D
Welcome to Mindful Monday Week 15
Here is the link for this week's playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7vEyE5XVCyjdjRSSLw5AWi?si=652213005345471b&pt=40db776b8e3204534e5b4e96aa145dbb
I hope you enjoy listening to it whilst you read, and I hope you find the music relaxing.
If an ad plays during listening to the playlist, please stop reading and wait for the playlist to play again. Hopefully, the playlist will be timed for you to read to the end of this blog post, with maybe one song running over after reading.
Get a drink, maybe even a snack, and find a comfy seat so you can relax. Let go of all worries and enjoy the next five deep breaths. If you have breathing problems, please take an extra mindful moment here. For those joining me in the breathing exercise, breathe out.
Now time for your first deep breath; take one deep breath in through your nose for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1..2.. breath out through your mouth for five 1..2..3..4..5.. Hold for 1.. Breath in for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1..2.. And out through for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1.. Breathe in for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1..2.. And out for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1.. two more to go; breath in for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1..2.. And out for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1.. last one deep breath in for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1..2.. And out for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1.. now go back to your regular breathing pattern. I hope you now feel calm and relaxed.
For today's Mindful Monday, I have a question for you.
What is missing from your life?
The answer for everyone will be different. Some might be positive answers, and some might not be; there is no correct or wrong answer to this question. How you answer is based on you and no one else. So I expect no two answers to be the same. That's why I like this question, along with it making us think about what we have and what we maybe don't have.
I haven’t asked this question to make anyone feel sad; so I am sorry in advance if this question has stirred up some sadness; that isn’t my intention.
Here are some ideas of what might be missing.
For some, the thing that is missing might be a job, relationship, money, family members, friends, a holiday, a car, a house of your own, something that you’ve seen in a shop that you can’t stop thinking about and wish you had bought it when you first saw it.
The list is endless, and the possibilities of things that are missing are plenty, but I want you to focus on one thing that is missing. Please try to make your thoughts as positive as possible; I want the missing thing to bring you happiness, joy, and so much love. Say it first to yourself, then say it out loud, and let it be heard.
For me, a big thing that is missing is more Patreons; I would love to grow my platform, to create more blogs like this along with different ones, to let more people see my writing, ultimately to reach more people, and to be at the stage where I can self publish. I hope to do that with the help of Patreon and my Patrons, which I hope is you who is reading this post.
I want to grow what I’m able to do, I want to expand, and I want to learn as I go. I also don’t want to do just one type of writing; I don’t want to be fitted into one typecast, genre or platform.
I see Patreon as a good thing that will continue to grow my skills I know will develop the more I do this. However, I’m not sure how to grow my Patreon other than what I already do, which is talking about it on my socials which seems to not be working.
If you have any suggestions or know how I can grow my Patreon, please let me know; any help is gratefully accepted. While I’m here for those reading this blog on Thinking Out Loud, here is the link for my Patreon page, patreon.com/freyaAhatfield I have different tiers; hopefully, there is a price range that suits everyone.
Now for you reading this blog post, let's see if we can help you get that thing that might be missing from your life. So please leave a comment below about what is missing from your life and hopefully as a community, I hope we can help you find that thing that is missing.
You might be someone who doesn't have anything missing, in which case that is amazing. I am happy that you have everything you need in life, and I can’t wait to be that settled in my career and personal life. I applaud you for getting to this stage of life; it truly is something most of us dream about being able to achieve.
Let's finish with a three-deep breath breather.
Take one deep breath in through your nose for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1..2.. breath out through your mouth for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1.. breath in for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1..2.. and out for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1.. final breath in for five 1..2..3..4..5.. hold for 1..2.. last breath out for five 1..2..3..4..5.. no hold here you can now go back to your regular breathing pattern.
As always, thank you for taking the time to read this week's Mindful Monday. I really do appreciate everyone who takes the time to read them and listens to what I have to say.
Love always
Thinking Out Loud xx :D
Whatever happens, is meant to be.
