Day 61, February 24

 “It takes a little bit of mindfulness and a little bit of attention to others to be a good listener, which helps cultivate emotional nurturing and engagement.” – Deepak Chopra

 As I continue my study of mindful living, I have been reading about how to be mindful of something isn't just to be fully aware of that thing, it also means that you're fully engaged. In a lot of ways, this is natural - if you are completely mindful of what you are doing you are fully engaged. I find there are times I do better at this than others. This afternoon, for example, my grandson was here. While he was here, a friend called and asked if it was okay if she stopped by. I said it was.  So, she and my grandson were both here at the same time for about an hour. After they left, because I kept going back and forth between the two of them, I felt I missed out on an opportunity to be fully engaged with either one of them. Sometimes things like this can't be controlled. But when my friend called to ask if it was a good time to stop by, I should have suggested she wait until after my grandson left. She might not have been able to make that accommodation, but I didn't even ask. It wasn't a big thing, I still enjoyed seeing them both. But, next time I'll see if I can work it to have some one-on-one time with both of them.