New beginnings..

Hi BLF friends,

Wishing you..

Wisdom..from the Mindful movement

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Love.. well Van Morrison sings it better than I..

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Hope that Happy Days are here again..Barbra

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Take care in 2018 Everyone!!

Aria certainly looks comfy in her new bed 😉

Fran xx

[sassy59]

Thank you Fran and best wishes for a happier year for you too.

Aria looks very snug and warm.

Love to all 💖💕💖💕💖

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Thanks Carole 😍

[Pam1952]

Thank you Fran, and I hope that you have a good 2018. XXX

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Thanks Pam xx

[O2Trees]

Sending love Fran, and good wishes for a wonderful 2018 xx

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Thank you O2Trees xx

[breatheeasy1]

Thanks Fran and a happy and healthy 2018 to you and your family too! That bed looks so comfy I think I want one! 😃

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Thanks Anne, yes makes you think of warm slippers!! I don’t know where Bea got it!!

[skischool]

Happy Fran,Welcome to 2018,i love Van morrison but Aria's bed had me worried for a moment?thankfully it is just a pampered pooch luxuriating in what appears to be sheepskin surroundings..............skis and a not so posh Scruffs xxx

[Hidden in reply to skischool]

Hi Skischool glad you like Van Morrison..You saw the picture of the mouse mat, Bea buys her bed at ikea but gives Aria the best..😃she said it cost her £60 at the garden centre!!..Actually I think she wants her side of the bed back!! Aria has pushed her out!! So she found that subterfuge 😂

[Magpuss]

Ooo, that bed must have been made to measure, such a snug fit - Aria's a very lucky puss! Happy New Year to you both.

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Thank you Magpuss xx

[Kitten-kat23]

Happy New Year.

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Thanks Kitten x

[Yatzy]

Gosh, Aria looks like a very cosy cat!! Thanks, as always, Fran, for the useful and well chosen links. I used them all and enjoyed very much. The meditation was pertinent for New Years Day and for my needs in particular. You’ve been very kind again.....💖🌹💐 Hope the day has gone well for you, Bea and Aria. Have a good evening too!

With love, Penny 💕

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Hi Penny

I am happy you use the links. Sarah Raymond is a good guide..I saw she does movements now, like yoga..I had a peep, so advanced!! Not for me..

Very rainy day, we have Bea’s best friend over with her mum, husband and children. We have managed to keep the kids busy! Hope your day went well.

Lots of love 💗

Fran

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You’re keeping very busy, Fran. A very good idea but try not to exhaust yourself.

I’m feeling pretty done in here, in fact, just after all the Christmas preps and full family celebration days, lovely though they were. Dark and wet here mostly on New Year’s Day too, which is not a mood builder! I’ll have to turn to your very helpful meditation links again.

I cheered myself up this evening by starting up the new Amazon Fire stick we’d been lucky enough to have as a gift. Thought I’d find a good film but ended up watching an episode of The Grand Tour, the Jeremy Clarkson series. And, guess what, it was filmed in Switzerland 🇨🇭!! In and around Lucerne, I think. You live in a beautiful country, Fran.

I wrote this late last night before falling asleep.....but didn’t send....woke iPad on bed but feeling fresher. I’ve just read your latest post and see that you’re off on a spa break! That sounds just what you need....relax and enjoy! 😌🙂 And thanks so much for the new meditation links - just what I need! I’ll have a go just now, but think I’ll just run yesterday’s through once more first...I liked that one. You’re very kind.

Take care of yourself and enjoy your break. We’ll be waiting to hear about it.

Lots of love 😘💐🌹🌈🧘🏻‍♀️🧚🏻‍♀️

Penny xx

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Good evening Penny

So I am all settled in my spa hotel. I swam for 30 mn on the back slowly next to a big Russian guy who would have sunk me with his butterfly!! 😃 Later had my healthy lunch, butternut squash soup, bream fillet and green veg..unpacked and the greatest destress massage, I was so stiff from top to bottom..thought I was going to have a lumbago when I went to bed last night.

Now I had an apple and carrot juice, jerusalem artichokes, and a yoghurt. I think I will fall asleep on my book!

Those meditations have been a life saver for me.

I also play the same ones again and again..

Take good care of yourself xx

Fran

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Hi Fran! So pleased to hear from you in your spa hotel! You tell it so well I feel I'm having a spa trip too. I'm not a swimmer so I'll leave you to the Russian but the rest sounds good....very healthy and relaxing....just what you need just now. Falling asleep over your book sounds ideal. I'm parked in front of the Fire Stick TV again....my husband is continuing with The Grand Tour. It will be an early night soon for me and on with the meditation. Keep enjoying your stay....we'll be here if you want a chat 😏

Love 🌹💕🍎🍏🥕🥑🍇🍉 Penny xx

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Hi Penny

I slept like a log. Hope you did too.

A good explanation of the mindfulness breathing method..diaphragm breathing..

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Fran xx

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Hi Fran at the spa 🧘🏻‍♀️💕 So glad you slept so well on your first night, letting go hopefully of recent stresses. Sleep is a bit of an elusive friend to me. I think steroids have changed my habits long term, but it’s refreshing when it happens. I wear a Fitbit watch sometimes to monitor, probably too closely! Thanks for the med link....you’ll have me meditating more successfully yet! I’ve started it but decided to take it in bite sized pieces. I suspect I use the diaphragm breathing help subconsciously but don’t value it....comes of having asthma and being an ex-teacher, I suspect! Anyway, I’m taking a couple of days to review my breathing habits and any links I might be overlooking to it’s positive effects on peace of mind. I’m going to see Swan Lake tonight too, good ballet and it’s music always a relaxer and mood lifter for me! It’s the Russian ballet....we’ve both got Russian links this week, but hope mine more gentle! 😂

Lots of love, keep benefiting from the healthy spa treatment 🧚🏻‍♀️🦋🐝🧘🏻‍♀️Penny xx

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Hi Penny

Yes I should be a new Fran by the end of the week 😃

Steroids also affect my sleep when I go above 10mg..I do take bromazepam 1.5mg at night then another 1/2 in the middle of the night but I haven’t been sleeping properly for years..I was also a teacher, diagnosed with severe asthma but who knows if it’s LAM or asthma or apnea these days.

I love Swan Lake, hope you are enjoying it too. Good night xx

Fran

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Thanks for all your help, Fran. Swan Lake was gorgeous, the absolutely perfect and very expressive ballet, and the soothingmusic! I enjoyed it, relaxed and slept last night. Success! This column is running out now....I'll speak on your latest post 💕xxxx

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Thank you Fran 😊

[helenlw7]

Happy New Year. Aria looks very comfortable.

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Happy New Year Helen x Yes warm and cosy