241 // How Delight Enhances Our Ability to Be Present
Stuck in a rut? Are you feeling tired or disenchanted with your life or easily frustrated with your kids? Our days are made up of small moments, small seemingly insignificant moments that add up to our lives. Are we racing through or are we practicing presence and engaging with our day day? Inspired by Ross Gay on We can do hard things; this episode we share how finding small delights each day has inspired us to be more present for ourselves, our loved ones and especially in parenting. Related Episodes
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Time stamps
3:00 - why delight?
4:00 - what does delight feel like in your body?
7:45 - what to do when you are feeling apathetic?
12:50 - “our capacity for delight lies in the gift of paying attention”
20:00 - managing expectations and leaving room to be delighted
23:41- kids are super stars of delight
32:11 - bulbasaur
34:40 - lambs ear and bees
35:40 - Beatrix potter books and soft cheeks
38:30 - rocks in pockets
41:30 - I can’t know delight or joy without the dark and suffering
46:00 - finding delights on the road