Welcome to your ✨Monday Moment✨ a gentle start to your week and a reminder to take a moment for you.

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 your favourite food to eat on a sunny day. Is it sweet or savoury? Where were you the last time you had it? Were you with anyone?

🟠 Take a moment to ponder that apparently the Sun’s energy takes a whopping 170, 000 years to travel from its core to its convection zone (the outer-most layer of the interior). It then reaches the Sun’s photosphere where light is created from the energy. That light energy then takes an estimated – and rather speedy – 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach us here on Earth. Lesson from this? I say take as long as you need to find your shine, because when you do it will spread at solar speed to those around you.

🟡 Take a moment to think of the first person who comes to mind when you think of the word “sunshine.” Who is the literal personification of sunshine in your life? Perhaps even a public figure whom you admire. Which of their qualities could you replicate and take with you through your week?

🟢 Take a moment to take a sunlight-breath. Sit comfortably and take a deep breath in. As you slowly inhale, clench your hands into fists and imagine you are tightly holding little balls of light. Hold the breath for a moment and feel those balls of light buzzing with energy inside your fists. Now slowly exhale and slowly release your fists and imagine the light bursting out of your hands in radiant rays in every direction. Inhale again, leaving your hands open, and imagine breathing in that light and warmth. Feel it spread throughout your body into every nook and cranny. As you exhale again, feel your body relax a little, your shoulders drop and a happy glow throughout. Repeat whenever you need a little sunshiny lift.

🔵 Take a moment to think about your favourite place to sit in the sunshine. If you could go there right now would you take someone with you or prefer some sunny solitude? What would you do there? What sounds would you be able to hear?

🟣 Take a moment to think about some sunshiny tunes. What are some of your favourites? Let me know in the comments and help spread the good vibes to other readers. I’ll then add them to a playlist for some ✨Monday Moment✨ Sunshine when you need it most.

Take another deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. No matter what the weather (especially if you are in the UK) and no matter what the week throws at you put on those shades, smile and shine as bright as the Sun for all whose path you cross. Even if you don’t feel it sometimes, your sunshine is always there 💛☀️

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