Mindful May: Happy

Hello Everyone! It's been awhile (years?), but here we are again. There are things happening, happy things, but for now we'll set those aside. 

For now, I want to celebrate the idea, the practice, the creative process inherent in and of mindfulness. To practice more mindfulness in May. All month I'll be posting picture books, creative suggestions, art prompts and posts, that explore mindfulness. I'll post, and hope you comment and post your own mindful stuff too, sharing with me and others. Let's make May merry.  

We start off with Happy, written by Nicola Edwards and illustrated by Katie Hickey.

Link to original here

First of all, can we pause a moment to really take in these colors? And the textures Hickey uses in the artwork? And the idea of sitting on a roof to look at, soak in, the stars? Have you ever done this--please tell me you have? It's a glorious thing. You feel so tiny, and yet so huge, all at once. 

Edwards does a wonderful job of breaking down the basic idea: "Mindfulness is all about connecting with ourselves and the world around us."

Simple. So, so simple. 

And then she gives us some examples of ways we can be mindful in listening, feeling, relaxing, tasting, and more. There's lots more, but I'll let Mrs. Carabot take you through:

Gorgeous, right?

You *looks pointedly at you* are gorgeous. What are some things that make you happy? Leave me some thoughts in the comments below.