Welcome to your ✨Monday Moment✨

Take a deep breath in. Hold it. Exhale.

Pick a colour 🔴 🟠 🟡 🟢 🔵 🟣

Find the moment below with that same colour, then go to the closing moment at the end.

Take a moment to

🔴 … think of three tasty dishes, delectable desserts or satisfying beverages that include the word ‘and‘ in their name. What are your favourites?

Take a moment to

🟠 … think of two of your best qualities, or two qualities your friends would use to describe you. Place one hand on your heart and one hand on your stomach. Take a deep breath in and say, “I am [insert one good quality here]”, hold it for a moment and then slowly exhale and say, “and I am [insert another good quality here]” Do this any time you are finding the day a little challenging and repeat as necessary.

Take a moment to

🟡 … look around the room. Find five things made of at least two different fabrics/materials such as a picture frame made of wood and glass.

Take a moment to

🟢 … learn about that quirky, and slightly hard-to-draw, symbol &, aka the ampersand. Said to date back to scribes in the first century AD who wrote in cursive Latin. The Latin word for and is et and when the two letters e and t were combined in cursive the ampersand symbol was created. It was also considered the 27th letter of the alphabet for a long time until it was gradually omitted around the 19th century.

Take a moment to

🔵 … remember that it is ok to feel what may seem like opposing things at the same time. You can be disheartened and grateful, you can feel heartache and love, you can feel anxious and excited. It is important to acknowledge them both and move forward from there.

Take a moment to

🟣 … think of five songs that include the word ‘and‘ in the title. I’ll get you started: Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits. Your turn!

Take another deep breath. Hold it. Exhale and smile. This week may be challenging and wonderful, frustrating and satisfying. Remind yourself you can and will get through it all, one breath at a time 💙

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