Stories of Mindfulness

A collection of small moments and reflections.

Where nature, work, and daily life meet presence and color.

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Here I share visual essays, reflections, and fragments of everyday mindfulness - moments that remind us that life’s beauty is not found in distant retreats but right here, between coffee cups and apple trees, between deadlines and dusk.

Welcome to my garden of mindful stories - a place to slow down, look closer, and feel more alive.

Visit my visual stories from Siedlisko Zmiana

An ongoing visual journal - filmed between Ireland and Poland, documenting the slow process of creating a home and shaping a mindful life. These short films explore rhythm, light, and everyday beauty as I build Siedlisko Zmiana - and my future - one season at a time.

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Soft watercolor leaves representing change, presence, and connection to nature

Siedlisko Zmiana

Stories of Mindfulness - blog

Stories of Mindfulness is a slow-growing collection of small moments and reflections.
Here I write about the art of everyday life - work, rest, and change - seen through the rhythm of nature and mindful attention. These stories are reminders that beauty and meaning are not far away; they live in our daily routines, the seasons, and quiet acts of creating a good life.

🌿 Everyday Mindfulness

A Good Omen for the Future? How Autumn Welcomed Me at the Homestead

Golden autumn days at my Polish homestead: planting, building, and small signs of hope for the seasons to come. A mindful story of slowing down and finding meaning in simple work.

Barbara Januszewska

Oct 302 min read

My Ideal Beginning of Summer

Two months at my homestead - mornings with mushrooms and strawberries, quiet walks to a hidden lake, and the simple joy of living the Siedlisko life for real.

Barbara Januszewska

Jun 242 min read

Our new raised beds in Siedlisko_the beginning of our first season

Small Steps, Big Joys

I'm turning a piece of land into a place that feels like home. A few busy, wonderful days at Siedlisko Zmiana - the kind where your hands are tired, your muscles ache, but your heart feels light. Together with my brother, we built new raised beds and filled them with soil - they’re now ready for our first season. I did it earlier in Ireland, and now here in Poland, and I know that both gardens will bring a lot of joy. I feel proud that I found time for this work despite my bu

Barbara Januszewska

Apr 122 min read

Preparing rhubarb for the first crumble of the year – the scent of spring, sunlight, and small beginnings

The Taste of Spring - first garden work, rhubarb crumble, and new energy

A new season begins. The first garden work, a rhubarb crumble, and the joy of small beginnings—this is how spring arrives in Ireland and at Siedlisko Zmiana.

Barbara Januszewska

Mar 251 min read

Thank you for being here with me

and thank you for wandering through these stories.
Come back when you need to breathe, reflect, or remember that life - even in its smallest moments - is still art.

Written and lived from Siedlisko Zmiana.

Stories of Mindfulness

Visit my visual stories from Siedlisko Zmiana

Stories of Mindfulness - blog

🌿 Everyday Mindfulness

A Good Omen for the Future? How Autumn Welcomed Me at the Homestead

My Ideal Beginning of Summer

Small Steps, Big Joys

The Taste of Spring - first garden work, rhubarb crumble, and new energy

Thank you for being here with me

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