180. Exploring an invitation to accept, receive and enjoy the bitter, sour parts of life.

So have you flipped it? Isn't it amazing how the lines on the page don't change, but what you see changes because you're willing to change perspective because you're open to another point of view, another possibility? And that's what this blessing and backstory are about. Intro to the backstory: One of my Taiwanese students shared she will soon be celebrating the Chinese New Year and that there are many traditional foods eaten, including some that are bitter and sour. She said the ancestors included these to teach about receiving and even enjoying these flavours, that they symbolize the inevitable bitter and sour experiences of life and that growing the capacity to receive and enjoy these flavours will increase the enjoyment of life itself. As a child she absolutely disliked these foods, which she now as an adult enjoys and looks forward to. I wanted to hear her story, her journey.... The Blessing: May you respectfully witness your resistance to the possibility of enjoying the sour, bitter experiences of life, May you playfully hold space for the ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’, the ‘arguments’ and ‘judgements’, allowing their expression without being drawn in, And in the meantime, may you be open to this possibility of increasing your capacity to receive pleasure and joy from more of life, even the bitter and sour parts, May you try this possibility on for size to see if it adds value to your quality and experience of life! So may it be. Because what if…. Just what if… life wishes nothing more than for us to experience and receive the love from it ALL. What if it’s not about life-changing, but about us growing our capacity to receive. What if that’s the work of our lifetime? Alive Loren: celebrating soulful joyous living 👍 Get Inspired. Join the Movement (IG📷+Podcast🎙️)