"Wash the dishes relaxingly, as though each bowl is an object of contemplation. Consider each bowl as sacred. Follow your breath to prevent your mind from straying. Do not hurry to get the job over with. Consider washing the dishes the most important thing in life."- Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness
Principle: Practice simple tasks mindfully.
"When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?"- Thich Nhat Hanh
Insight: Children need their parents' presence, with less tension and more at ease.
Insight: Being fully present puts children at ease.
Insight: Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us to imagine holding our difficult feelings in our arms like a baby, and tell the feeling that we are going to take take of them.
Insight: Thich Nhat Hanh teaches the Beginning Anew framework for repairing relationships, including with children in three parts: offering appreciation, sharing regrets, expressing hurts and difficulties.