How to Make the Most of Our Time with the People We Love

Source https://tinybuddha.com/blog/how-to-make-the-most-of-our-time-with-the-people-we-love/

“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” ~Robert Brault

With only a few more more months until my son leaves for college, I am a mindfulness teacher wrestling with my own heart and mind.

While avoiding the frequent mom conversations about “empty nesting,” I’m struggling to admit that my last child leaving home may be harder than I thought. Ironic, since working skillfully with difficult emotions is exactly what I teach.

Every school event I attend feels like a heavy, steady march toward graduation day. Yesterday in the high school gym, I was sandwiched between two other senior moms bawling their eyes out. Their minds …

Source https://tinybuddha.com/blog/how-to-make-the-most-of-our-time-with-the-people-we-love/

“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” ~Robert Brault

With only a few more more months until my son leaves for college, I am a mindfulness teacher wrestling with my own heart and mind.

While avoiding the frequent mom conversations about “empty nesting,” I’m struggling to admit that my last child leaving home may be harder than I thought. Ironic, since working skillfully with difficult emotions is exactly what I teach.

Every school event I attend feels like a heavy, steady march toward graduation day. Yesterday in the high school gym, I was sandwiched between two other senior moms bawling their eyes out. Their minds …

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