May you appreciate life’s peaks and troughs, like the wave on a heart rate monitor.

A blessing, a wish, from my heart to yours.

Just ok…

One of my students does a weekly Zumba class. When I asked her how this week’s class was, she said it was ‘just ok’. I asked her what changed because in the past I remembered her speaking about her Zumba classes with so much enthusiasm.

When she reflected she shared that in the past, she went through a time of feeling depressed, and in that time, Zumba classes brought so much joy, and the difference between how she felt before and after the class was way more noticeable. Nowadays she’s not feeling depressed, so the ‘bigger’ more ‘intense boost’ of Zumba is no longer there.

So it got me reflecting and inspired today’s blessing….

Precious heart,

May you appreciate the dance of extremes,
of opposites and fluctuations.

Like the wave on a heart monitor machine, it peaks and troughs, it goes up and down…..and when it flatlines for too long, when those peaks and troughs stop altogether….then life in human form stops too!

May you lean into embracing the troughs, the lows,
Which at first seem like the party poopers, with their foul odours and pungent bitter flavours and dark heavy ensemble, and their slow laboured style of moving and expression…

May you lean into seeing beneath their unappealing covers,
May you be open to experiencing them beyond their first bitter, seemingly unpalatable bite,

May you be open to embracing them, getting to know them…

What if they are like the deliciously foul-smelling compost, the rich pungent manure, creating the fertile soil, which is nurturing the seeds of your future harvests of joy and delight.

What if there’s a lot more to them than you’ve ever imagined!
Here’s to getting to know them more intimately,
Here’s to savouring and celebrating their contribution.

So may it be.
Huge love always.
❤️😘🎁

Blessing backstory:⁠
A while ago I decided to find uplifting images, ones that made me smile and lifted my spirit. And to send them together with a blessing, a personal wish, to my immediate family. Over time it’s become a ‘daily-ish’ morning practice via WhatsApp to a slowly growing recipient list. Recently I’ve started to share these blessings and images on social media too, with a prayer that they brighten the world of those who receive them. (Check out the Podcast for an audio version.)

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