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That's so wonderful 😊 sounds like a great productive weekend! I absolutely love cooking and so enjoy being in the kitchen.

II'm so glad 🙏. There's so many aspects of slow living to discover and do much more to come !

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I agree, contentment is key. Btw Listening to your voice while doing the dishes is calming ☺️

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Thank you so much 😊 I always have a few stutters but at least you know it's really me! Im glad you enjoyed this ... I really liked exploring the words. 🙏 Have a beautiful Sunday !

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Such a beautiful post, and I think the word ‘gentle’ is one which should be used and explored more in our everyday lives. I think ‘contentment’ is such a tricky term because so many people seem to equate being content with having a perfect life. I do like the idea of ‘being’ though. My word of the year for 2023 was ‘present’, and perhaps there’s something about feeling content in the present moment.

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Thank you 🙏 yes, I do agree, contentment in some contexts can be tricky, but I do like it's humble core, wrapped up in the acceptance and love of simply 'being'.

Present is a really good word for the year ... Expansive. I hope it is treating you well 💕

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I had a good think about this set of random words. Genuinely useful insight for me: I'm happy with how my Contentment, Level, and Safe are in my life. But as much as I'm Gentle on myself and allow it in, I'm not actively placing the Gentle where and when it needs to be.

That subtle—yet crucial—insight probably would have stayed hidden if it hadn't been for your random note. Thank you, Emily!

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I can't tell you how happy it makes me that you found this useful, I am really glad it has helped uncover something for you, I think gentle could be the most important but the hardest to truly implement in our lives. Thank you so much for sharing this with me, it means a lot.

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Hey! Where's my video this week? It's OK, I re-watched the one in the link. That's one of the nice things about the Stack. I can re-visit previous posts any time. Have a gentle and wonderful week!

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Yes I love that too! I have a rather big collection of posts in my saved folder to revisit! The videos will be back - I promise !!! Next week, there is something new and exciting, and then my plan moving forward will be revealed! I hope you have a lovely week too.

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I am so excited! I am cleaning out all my kitchen drawers and cabinets today! I’m only keeping the things I actually use. Cooking has become a major component of my self-care toolkit so this is a life changing event. Synchronicity is finding your Stack precisely at the time in my life when I needed it. Thank you so much!

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