Mindfulness is a relaxing state of mind - Colouring- In techniques

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Leunig loves to paint with a broad base of primary colours.

BTW - mindfulness is simply BEING  in the moment without other distractions.
You may want to get out your coloured pencils or  pastels and colour in the above. 

Click on the link below for beautiful relaxing music - harp, flute, piano along with tranquil images.  Relax and enjoy. Clara

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6R8uiaMtb0&list=RDV6R8uiaMtb0&index=1

8 hours of beautiful relaxing music (called "Dance of Life", ★91) composed by Peder B. Helland for sleep, meditation, studying and relaxing. "I am a composer from Norway and I started this channel with a simple vision: to create a place that you can visit in order to chill out and relax." Peder

Download this music (30 minutes long version) https://soothingrelaxation.bandcamp.c...

Listen to more relaxing music composed by Peder B. Helland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXYtJ...

Download my music ►https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/pe...

'To Spring' by Leunig - The bell of happiness is ringing

Leunig continues to delight with posts such as these - at other times we are amused or saddened by his truths. 

This makes me want to bring out my colours - pastels are my favourite, and draw "a nest is being built upon my head".  

Colouring is good for 'mindfulness' (being in the moment) and therefore the brain, so I will include a page or two from my Australian Fauna and Flora colouring book.  Sounds trite, I know but...

Happy Fathers Day - Anyone and everyone who has ever brought forth and nurtured, in one way or another, life and love into the world.

A dedication to all who engage in the art of mothering, be they biological mothers, foster mothers, step-mothers, grandmothers, lesbian mothers, straight mothers, gay dads, straight dads, teachers, artists, activists, peacemakers, community organisers... Anyone and everyone who has ever brought forth and nurtured, in one way or another, life and love into the world.

Photo credit: Michael Leunig

   

Happy Father's / Mother’s  Year to all!

Helpful Hints for your Bucket List by Leunig

Michael Leunig is an Australian cartoonist, writer, painter, philosopher and poet. His commentary on political, cultural and emotional life spans more than fifty years and has often explored the idea of an innocent and sacred personal world. The fragile ecosystem of human nature and its relationship to the wider natural world is a related and recurrent theme.