Being mindful and your inner smile

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by Joel and Michelle Levey on September 1, 2010

Change is in the air! As you prepare to start a new year at preschool and shift into a new rhythm of life and work, it’s a perfect time to refresh your engagement with mindful being. Sense the shift in nature all around you – the quickening of cool breezes and the first turnings of autumn colors in the leaves of the trees signaling the end of summer daze.

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The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.
 by Thich Nhat Hahn

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