It’s not exactly the comeback I’d imagined.<\/p>\n
These days, nature is giving me a good lesson in humility (I felt like writing about humidity!).<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udf0a The ice jam is flooding the land where I spend my summer vacations.<\/p>\n
The river is completely out of its banks.<\/p>\n
Water seeps in everywhere.<\/p>\n
She gets around obstacles, finds unexpected passages… and unfortunately, I’m afraid she’s done some damage to my trailer (for Europeans, a trailer is what you call a caravan!). <\/p>\n
Let’s just say it’s not exactly the peaceful return I imagined when I got home on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
Because I’ve just returned from a weekend in Montreal, my heart still full of what we experienced together.<\/p>\n
\u2728 For two days, I had the privilege of training nine extraordinary women<\/strong> who have now become laughter yoga facilitators.<\/p>\n Nine new carriers of joy, ready to go out and spread laughter in their communities.<\/p>\n So on one side, joy overflows. Life sometimes has a funny sense of timing.<\/p>\n One moment, we’re celebrating. And yet, even in all this upheaval, I sense something important:<\/p>\n What we cultivate internally always ends up sustaining us “when the waters rise”.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udca7 And as I watch the water seek its way all around me, I remember one important thing:<\/p>\n Emotions are a bit like water.<\/p>\n When they rise – stress, worry, fatigue, sadness – they look for a way through.<\/p>\n If you block them for too long, they always end up overflowing somewhere.<\/p>\n And often not at the right time or place.<\/p>\n That’s why I attach so much importance to these moments when we breathe, move and laugh together.<\/p>\n Not to escape reality. Because when joy circulates… we become much more solid in the face of the unexpected.<\/p>\n Even in the face of a trailer not designed to take on water.<\/p>\n What about you? Is your energy flowing… or is it stuck somewhere? <\/p>\n Take a few minutes each day to let the energy flow.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf2c\ufe0f Breathe deeply. You don’t need a perfect reason.<\/p>\n Just remind your nervous system that there’s more to life than ice jams.<\/p>\n Until it melts, I salute you with a smile!<\/p>\n Affectionately yours,<\/p>\n Laughter, joy and health<\/p>\n Linda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s not exactly the comeback I’d imagined. These days, nature is giving me a good lesson in humility (I felt like writing about humidity!). \ud83c\udf0a The ice jam is flooding the land where I spend my summer vacations. The river is completely out of its banks. Water seeps in everywhere. She gets around obstacles, finds […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2139,"featured_media":11191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[402],"tags":[456,618,619],"class_list":["post-11190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reflections","tag-emotions","tag-ice-jam","tag-smiles-and-laughter","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAnd on the other… so does the river.<\/p>\n
\nThe next, we’re pulling out our boots and assessing the damage.<\/p>\nRising water… like emotions<\/h4>\n
\nBut to allow energy to circulate.<\/p>\nSo, I’d like to ask you…<\/h4>\n
\ud83c\udf00 Your mission this week<\/h3>\n
\n\ud83e\udd38 Move your body a little.
\n\ud83d\ude04 And if possible… laugh.<\/p>\n