"Mindfulness has gone mainstream, been co-opted by fashion, commerce and my revoltingly competitive friends."
"Like another pressure in an already overly scheduled, too-regimented day."
"I'd started exercising a lot ... focusing your body by working it hard takes you away from the washing machine churn of your thoughts."
So Polly has moved from meditation to exercise. It's a personal view. It will suit some, but not everyone. I don't live in a competitive world, up in Holmfirth, where my commitments are weekly choir practice and pilates. But I'm aware of time and how I might use it better. Certainly not moping about SEO which is a very dark art (search engine optimisation). Better not post too much or it simply becomes another version of social media. Yet, a record of trips, some family stories, advice on ageing well, senior moments and coffee time are moderately interesting. Well it's a full week, isn't it? Add in the housework, wood-burning stove maintenance and baby-sitting.
I can't wait for Anne Little, our pilates teacher, to start her next meditation course.
Either that or a few pints in the Mute Swan, Hampton Court.
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