Unwind

Summary

The author shares a personal reflection on finding moments to unwind and the joy of shared relaxation with her daughters, along with highlighting other related articles.

Abstract

In this piece, the author discusses the importance of finding moments to unwind and shares a personal anecdote about enjoying hammock time with her daughters. She humorously recounts the unexpected power of a child's elbow during these shared relaxation moments. The author also mentions her initial reaction to push her daughter away, but quickly caught her and apologized. Additionally, she highlights other articles written by Indra Raj Pathak, Saloni Joshi, and Rasheed Hooda, which were inspired by the same challenge prompt.

Opinions

The author values the importance of finding moments to unwind and relax.
She enjoys sharing these moments with her daughters and finds them to be pure heaven, despite occasional discomfort.
The author initially had a protective instinct when her daughter was almost pushed off the couch, but quickly made amends.
She appreciates the cleverly crafted perspectives of other writers who were inspired by the same challenge prompt.
The author encourages others to participate in the 31 days of May challenge being run by SCBWI West.
She acknowledges the possibility of missing some articles inspired by the challenge and apologizes for any oversight.
The author plans to create an index of all the articles inspired by the challenge at its conclusion.

Unwind

#25 of 31 days of May SCWBI Challenge – A Haiku for you

3 pairs of legs for hammock time — photo my own

Sit back and relax

Reflect and appreciate

Automatic smile

I need to adapt my “unwind” moments these days.

Shared reset time with my girls. For that brief moment, when they aren’t wriggling or elbowing me…pure heaven.

Who would have thought a child’s elbow could pack such a painful punch?!

Luckily I have become more immune to it.

The first time, automatic responses kicked in and pushed my daughter out of the way. Lucky another automatic response kicked in and I caught her before she fell off the couch. I covered her in apologetic hugs and kisses.

Other prompted pieces from today

Indra Raj Pathak first haibun about the the 80’s

Saloni Joshi’s cleverly crafted perspective of then and now

Rasheed Hooda’s reflects on his time in the 80’s

If I have missed any others that have been prompted by this challenge in the last day, I apologise…please give me a nudge and I will add them to the next prompt. At the conclusion of the challenge I will create an index to all the rippling treasures this prompt uncovered.

“Unwind” – today’s prompt from the 31 days of May challenge being run by SCBWI West (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) …if anybody feels like participating, join in as you please.

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