Posts by Willow Older and Deborah Huber

Willow Older and Deborah Huber are the founders of the Today I Noticed mindfulness practice and authors of Today I Noticed: A Little Book of Mindfulness that Will Change the Way You See the World (Blue Star Press, 2023). They also run Today I Noticed workshops for conferences, retreats, and corporations. They post their observations on Instagram: @today.i.noticed.

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3 Simple Words to Help You Feel Present, Grounded, and Nourished

By Willow Older and Deborah Huber

“The little things? They’re not little.” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn

Remember Halloween, 2018? No? We wouldn’t, either, except that it happens to be the day our mindfulness journey—and our lives—changed forever.

First, some background. We (Deborah and Willow) met when our boys played on the same fifth-grade soccer team. We connected quickly through our shared love of books, writing, dogs, hiking, and strong coffee.

Something else we had in common: We were both failed meditators. To be honest, we were a bit embarrassed that we couldn’t make a mindfulness practice stick.