Sati Pasala NSW and ACT Reflection Reporting

The task I have chosen is cleaning a table. I began by gathering the table mats, it felt rough. I moved them away to another table temporarily. Then I lifted the newspaper to move, I noticed that the newspaper felt softer than regular paper. I then placed it down with the other magazines and newspapers. Then I found a book on the table. After dusting it off I walked into the room without the bookshelf. I noticed that the room I was previously was tiled and it was colder than the other kind of flooring in the room with a bookshelf. When I was putting the book back in our bookshelf my mind wandered to a cartoon I watched yesterday. I made my mind come back by observing what I was doing, which was opening the door. I found a beanie on the table. I picked it up and walked to another room. The door handles were cold. I walked through the door and opened a storage compartment. I listened to the sound of the door creak and my footsteps. I put the beanie into the place it was meant to go and walked out and closed the storage door and slowly went back to the table. I then picked up two different items - some tissues and more paper. I first decided to deal with the tissues. I need to put those in the kitchen bin. As I walked over to the bin, my mind was distracted by the smell of the food. I then stopped and thought to myself “what am I doing?”. I was opening the bin lid to put the tissues inside. Next I put the papers in a used paper file, the papers were rougher than usual because it had been used before.

When the table was finally clear I wiped the table using a wet cloth. I noticed that there was a chemical smell on the cloth and it was wet. I then finished by placing the table mats back on the table.

By doing this task, I realised that when I do it slower and more mindfully I felt more peaceful.


By Methmal Gunaratne Year 6

My task today was to clean a messy desk.

First, I observed the objects on the table that made the dirty.
The objects was pieces of paper, lego, my mother’s phone, a
bow and some arrows.

The first thing I picked up was the papers.
The papers felt a bit rough when I was putting them where
they were supposed to go.

I brought my mothers phone to her desk.
My mothers phone case felt a bit rough and soft at
the same time. After I did that I had a small break.

After that, I put the bow and arrows away.
The toy felt hard.

The last thing I needed to do was get a wet cloth
and wipe the surface of the desk. I wiped the
surface of the desk in a medium speed. I got
distracted with a past thought but I came back
when I felt the wetness of the cloth.

At the end the desk was clean. During the
activity I felt relaxed.

By Sethmal Gunaratne (Year 3)

My mindful activity was cleaning the dishes. As I touched the first dish I observed the weight of it. Then when I touched the tap I felt the cold metal touch my hands. When the tap opened i heard the noise of the water hitting the sink. As my hands touched the plate it was very cold. Also the water was cold. After a few seconds i started to smell the dishwasher liquid. I noticed this smell was very strong. As i was washing the plate it was very smooth. After I finished washing that plate i got another plate. It was lighter and it was also very smooth. Then i got the third plate. Its weight was in between the other two plates and was also smooth. Then i picked up a spoon to wash. It was super light and was cold. After finishing that i went on to wash a dessert cup. It was plastic and it had small patterns that i could feel. After i finished cleaning them all i felt my hands were freezing. I also felt happy and refreshed after cleaning the plates, spoon and the dessert cup.

My task was putting clothes into the washing machine.

I first got everyone's clothes from around the house. Different clothes had many different textures, silky, rough, soft, puffy, I observed each of these. Then I organized the clothes into darks and whites mindfully, I noticed that all the white clothes were very soft or made of silk, none of them were rough or hard, whereas the dark's had many different textures. Now, I started to place the clothes into the washing machine. I noticed the feeling of the washing machine, it was smooth, shiny and felt wet. After fitting all the clothes into the washing machine, I closed the glass screen, it felt old and rough. I opened the tray, which screeched and grated against the washing machine as I pulled it out. I poured 3/4 a cup of the cleaning powder into the tray, noticing the strong smell it emitted. I put the tray back into the washing machine, setting the temperature to 40 degrees celsius and pressing the 'quick wash' button. I noted the whirring sound of the washing machine, and water began to pour out onto the clothes.

Finishing my cleaning I felt refreshed, and satisfied with myself.