Gratitude for being present

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Today I ended up with an unscheduled half day babysitting session to help a neighbour.

Even though I have 2 boys myself (both older), I initially didn't relish the thought of my day off work being filled looking after someone else's children instead of chilling after the busy Christmas period.

So I decided to change my focus and be grateful for enjoying the time away from doing whatever else I thought I should be doing and just enjoying the present moments.

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So today I am grateful for:

Being able to help someone

Spending time with the playful innocence of small children

Being present

The joy in moving, running around, picking up

Spending time away from my devices and social media

Appreciation for how tidy my house usually is

Gratitude for seeing my own boys being so sweet with the younger children and being so willing to help out

On top of that (and totally unrelated), I am also deeply appreciative of how quickly the AA came out to sort out my car battery today

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all these blessings.  All this or something better for the highest good of all.