The Mindful Baker

There is a strange pressure that creeps in towards the end of the year. It arrives quietly at first, disguised as reflection, before turning into a low hum of urgency. Review the year. Extract the lessons. Optimise the failures. Set goals. Set better goals. Bigger ones. Cleaner ones. Goals that prove you have learned something. And if you do not do this quickly enough, or convincingly enough, it can start to feel like you are already behind. But before you rush into the new y

There’s a peculiar moment in life when you suddenly realise you’ve become the family historian.Not because anyone asked you to. Not because you have a degree in archaeology, genealogy, or “romanticising old bricks.” No — it happens because one day you’re standing in your kitchen, wondering how on earth to say thank you to your dad for being your anchor in a life that has included more detours, disasters, distractions, and inner battles than most people experience in a decade

It starts the same way for almost everyone.You wake up tired. You scroll before you’ve even opened both eyes. You think about the day ahead and feel that heavy, invisible hand pressing you back into the pillow. “Maybe I just need a break.”“Maybe I’m burnt out.”“Maybe if I change jobs, change routines, change partners, I’ll feel alive again.” We’ve all whispered those thoughts at some point, like little confessions to ourselves. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: most of us

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