An example from the Loidhold Integrative Farm Community
When things get busy, days on our farm can sometimes be quite stressful. I rush through the house, from one appointment to the next. If I bump into Victoria somewhere, she comes running towards me, beaming, hugs me and holds me tight. It used to annoy me quite a bit; I didn’t have time and it was unpleasant for me to be stopped like that. Not responding would have meant I’d have to break free from the hug or get out of her way, leaving behind a deeply hurt person.
Now that I’m mindful of her impulse to act in such situations, that no longer happens to me. Quite the opposite. I’m grateful to her for these moments. She helps me time and again to pause, slow down, and find my centre. It does me good! My previous assumption that I’d be held back and my productivity would suffer hasn’t been borne out. Quite the opposite! I now notice that, after an encounter with her, I’m more centred again, tackle things in a more structured way afterwards, and become so much more ‘productive’.
