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Jul 24Liked by Tansie Bennetts-Slater

So lovely and true Tansie. These need to be published, a book but also something to hang on the wall as little reminders to stop and embrace those little but wonderful moments.... Richard x

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Thanks Richard! Shhhh don’t tell anyone but that’s actually the plan! X

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Jul 24Liked by Tansie Bennetts-Slater

This is beautiful Tansie and so true 👍 Thank you for the reminder.. my mum is also brilliant at this and I guess we're lucky to have this in us thanks to them ❤️

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Yes, I am so lucky to have had this experience, I know it's not the norm. I hope that by giving these little reminders I can help others remember the wonder oft childhood.

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Jul 24Liked by Tansie Bennetts-Slater

Love this! Thank you for sharing your inspiration and insights 💕

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Thanks for reading Bridget, it's such a pleasure to share these things and hopefully spread a little more magic into our lives x

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Jul 24Liked by Tansie Bennetts-Slater

So wonderful, Tansie! One of my favourite moments last week was when our boys found a dusty hole in the ground in the carpark. To them it wasn't a hole in the ground but a bear trap. Remember how long they played with the bear trap?! Wonder right there. Thank you for the reminders to see it all around us. 💕

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Jul 24Liked by Tansie Bennetts-Slater

Ahhh wonder… I still feel like it’s instilled in me and I really hope I encourage my little ones to see it too. My eldest is constantly saying ‘look at that view’ when we are up high in the car as I’m always going on about how far we can see. This is such a reminder to cultivate this sense. Thank you xxx

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Yes! I feel like it’s never left me from being a child, but the time when I have found it hardest ironically has been since having kids, the sleep deprivation and lack of brain space makes it so hard, that’s why I want to put the extra effort in now. Because I don’t want them to stop admiring the view and getting stoked on interesting shaped rocks!

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Reading this reminded me how much wonder my kids found in the world around them when they were little. As grown ups we are so quick to overlook these mini magic moments but stopping to notice them can transform your day.

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Yes, I’m so aware that at the age mine are at it’s the easiest time, but I want to keep reminding myself of it too and hold close to my own wonder.

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Hahaha that bloody dust bear trap, so full of joy, but also my nemesis 😂 it’s why I hardly take any toys to the beach, they make their own fun so easily and I want them to keep doing that.

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