Mindfulness Saturday

[tuesday_morning]

Today I had to get some important tasks done, including getting a TB test read for work and getting my COVID booster vaccine. I had a large gap of time in between getting my COVID booster and getting my TB test read. I decided to spend the first half of that time at the library and the second half at a local bookstore. At the library, I mostly just used the computer, but afterwards at the bookstore, I spent my time mindfully taking in the contents of the latest Bella Grace magazine, and I didn't even have to spend a penny to read it. I was halfway tempted to buy the copy of it for myself, but I have enough issues of that magazine on my bookshelf. I've told myself that I am forbidden from purchasing anymore until I finish reading the ones I currently have, and I think that's a very good bargain for my wallet.

Anyways, while I was reading the magazine that I'm talking about, I could feel myself getting pulled into each page, even though I was halfway skimming through it thanks to my delicate attention span, and I took down some of the journaling prompts within the magazine to do at home. I love that I was able to settle down today and actually read instead of just fantasizing about reading. It really does give me a sense of rest and comfort to read because it pulls me away into another world where I can simply exist and that can be enough. I can take up space and it's more than enough. I can love, live, and laugh to my heart's desire when I'm immersed within the pages of a book or magazine. I wish I would do it more often.

Anyways, now I'm back at the library until it closes in half an hour. I got this comic book by the name of Elle(s) and it's a really good read so far. I already read the first volume and now I'm on the second one, and it's fascinating to me because it's about a teenager who, I believe, has Dissociative Identity Disorder. It hasn't been outright mentioned as that in the series thus far, but because of how the character of Elle is portrayed, I think that's what they were going for. I hope to continue my "Mindfulness Saturday" by reading this book and finishing it too today.

Well, that's it from me for the moment. I hope you all have a good weekend!