Daisies

Do you know how strong those beautiful, white and fragile looking flowers are?  Have you ever walked in a field full of daisies when there is no sun? I think, daisies can be a great symbol of resilience. Once the sun goes down, they all close up and if you are not paying attention they look just like grass.  Even if you step on them, they still find the strength to open back up once the sun comes out.

can you spot the Daisies?

How about now? It is the same field just a few hours later…

Thanks to daisies, it is a great reminder that a new day is a fresh new beginning.  No matter what happens the day before, it is important to find the strength to welcome the new day.  And, of course, if you can do it with the elegance and the beauty of daisies that is even a bigger plus.  

This month, I was able to enjoy the surprises of each day more than some of the other months.  I was able to deal with every day stresses and put them behind for the next day - at least, for more days than usual.  By doing so, I was able to embrace some of the unexpected surprises of each day much better.  For example, in the middle of a snow storm, when visibility was close to being non-existent, Kaya wanted to ski more with ME. The laughters we had, even after big crashes, were amazing.  I would have never thought that I would ever love to be out on the slopes in these conditions. But I did… thanks to Kaya… 

this is mid-april!

As I look back at April, I think we had a lot of fun… The kids finished their first season of Ski Team with big smiles and new friends.  We all closed up the Ski Season with a big Tiki party.  Derek was able to skim through a pond on his skis without getting wet! :) I managed to have my first business trip without any tears! Kids finally attended a birthday part during the ONE weekend that we are at home. In overall, we fully enjoyed the new day, like the daisies…

yet again, ending ski season in style!

Now… Let’s get back to being HEALTHY on that new day… Over the last two years, I have been focusing on resilience and building strength through the use of every-day household items.  And we do it with a SMILE. Since this month marks the 2nd year anniversary, I would like to share one of our class videos from this month. Few weeks ago, as we were focusing the theme of “Lounge”, we used sweatpants. I am pretty sure that everyone has some sort of sweatpants at home.  So for this workout, pick up YOUR sweatpants and be ready to have fun: 

https://youtu.be/v3QT0ssD1Oo

I hope you are waking up to the first day of May with a fresh outlook, just like a daisy. Big High Five for your every day resilience.