Being in the Present

Matai is such a sweet little soul and lately has been feeling a bit left out, with all the attention that goes to his little brothers. So this week, on the morning that we have together, I tried again to quiz him on what he would best like to do with his day, foreseeing that we could do something special together.

Being just before breakfast, he said "porridge".

I said "yes you can have porridge, but what would you like to do after porridge?"

"Porridge!" he said again. This happened a few times before I realised that Matai simply would not think beyond what he wanted best now - his breakfast. I can learn a lot from this little tiger - just stop thinking about the rest of the day, and let's enjoy breakfast!