And there I was, holding on to something—yet so much more was waiting.
I sighed and groaned as I pulled on my running shoes. I can’t beat my time. I’m tired. I’m just not feeling it.
Puff, moan, groan.
I just wanted to stay in my shell—cozy and comfortable. It felt good here. Wrapped in the warmth of my fluffy blanket, dreaming of a long soak in the bath. The classic cancer comforts.
But emotions are just passing feelings, I reminded myself. I smiled and spoke aloud, I value myself more than a passing thought. It’s okay. I’ll move through it.
I pushed myself outside my comfort zone. Stepped out the door. Put Drake on in my headphones. Hit go on Strava.
I picked up the pace. Okay, maybe this isn’t so bad.
Hit the road hard. Started sprinting. Wow, I am strong. I am resilient. I got this. The affirmations rolled through my mind—because a girl’s gotta get her affirmations in, right?
Step, step. Run, run. I reached the incline. Go for it. Reach the summit, girl. You got this. And then something caught my eye.
The light from my running lamp reflected tiny sparkles off the ground. As I looked down, there it was, loud and proud in front of me—a frog.
My heart leapt as I skipped back. This run was so worth it.
"Hello, cutie!" I grinned, speaking to the little frog. And then, inside my head, a voice: Stevie, you are pounding it tonight!
I yelped, "Bye! I gotta go! I’ll run extra fast to make it back to you!"
But as I hesitated in my steps, a thought crept in. What if I don’t see another frog?
I felt a twinge of disappointment. That was my one special moment for the night.
But then just a few steps ahead the road was covered in sparkly eyes, gleaming back at me.
The universe grinning. Winking. Whispering: More. More. More. Here, here, and here.
My smile widened. My stride grew stronger.
And right there feeling like a princess caught in a million frogs, I caught myself in the lack mindset and fearing that was it. It got me thinking how often I stay stuck because I fear this will be it? It can’t get any better than this right?
How often do we hold onto what we have so tightly, afraid of loss, afraid of pain, afraid of opening ourselves up? We build walls, wrap ourselves in comfort, convinced that what we have now is all we’ll get.
But when we appreciate what we have—it grows. And when we open our hearts to more—we receive.
Mars in Cancer is revealing where we hold onto lack, where we don’t trust, where we fear, where we hesitate instead of opening ourselves to abundance and where we can expand as Jupiter in cancer begins to bubble up for June this year. There’s so much to gain this year. So, I invite you to reflect...
Where is lack showing up in your life?
Where in your life are you holding on too tightly out of fear of loss?
What if releasing your grip allowed something even greater to flow in?
How often do you settle for "this is enough" instead of believing in more?
Where is life asking you to trust and open your heart right now?
Where are you holding on so tightly that you might be missing the opportunity to gain?
Tonight, I gained a gazillion frogs on my run. A new 2nd best PB on my 5k run beating last week’s time.
And as Mars in Cancer stations direct, I’m taking the lesson with me.
It’s time to open your heart to more. I’m excited to see what you gain when you say yes to more!
Because you were made for more than you ever dreamed possible.
Don’t you forget it!
All my love and star fuelled energy, Stevie xxx
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