This past week I’ve been taking more photos, the main reason has been as a mindfulness practice for me. I’ve been wanting to focus my attention on the little everyday moments that I often overlook and stop mindlessly scrolling on my phone.
So instead of pulling out my phone to scroll the news I try to take it out to capture a moment of joy instead, and if I feel the itch to scroll I take a photo instead.
My pockets of joy so far have been:
- picking oregano from my veggie patch for dinner
- the flowers on the window sill when I wash the dishes
- Harry picking the perfect coloured pencil
- evening bonfires in the backyard
- banana bread
- hours of little hands making craft at the kitchen table
- watching the bees
- listening to the birds in the morning
- Happiful Journal before bedtime
- garlic bulbs sprouting
- a pot of tea
- listening to jazz
- Harry sticking merit badges into his Happiful Club membership book
- the early morning sun through the studio window
