Strawberries

Sometimes, life can be lovely. Sometimes, your life can have everyone around you saying, “It is what it is.” Finally, you fling yourself off a cliff and grab onto a vine. There is a tiger above. And look. There is a tiger below you as well. And there you are, clinging to the vine. It doesn't stop there. A tiny mouse starts gnawing on your vine. You spy something else. A juicy strawberry growing on the side of the cliff. Life will offer you strawberries. Look for the strawberries.

Transcript

Welcome to a hit of hope.

Sometimes life can be lovely.

There you are walking in the new morning light.

Sometimes your life can have everyone around you saying,

It is what it is.

This usually means that your life has turned into that old story.

The one with a tiger chasing you from behind.

You run,

You run and you run and you run as the tiger gets closer and closer.

Finally in an act of desperation you fling yourself off a cliff and grab on to a vine.

There is a tiger above.

And look,

There is a tiger below as well.

And there you are clinging to the vine.

It is what it is.

And it might not stop there.

A tiny mouse might crawl out of a tiny hole and start gnawing on your vine.

Tiger above,

Tiger below and a mouse chewing on the vine you cling to.

But lo and behold,

In the midst of all of this,

You might spy something else.

A juicy strawberry growing on the side of the cliff.

With one hand you pluck it and it is sweet and delicious.

Life will give you tigers,

Mice and cliffs.

Life will also offer you strawberries even in the midst of all of the other shit.

Look for the strawberries.

Be the strawberry in someone else's life.

And hold on.

Please hold on.

Namaste.

Reviews

Well I just hope the tigers like strawberry-flavored people, I guess, since clearly it’s the last one I’ll ever have. 😆🤔🐅🍓😋

U r my strawberry Betsy girl..
Hating January, bad case of the 'blahs'. This meditation made me remember, 'this too shall pass'.. Hugz

I was obsessed with Strawberry Shortcake when I was in kindergarten. I grew out of it, but in the last few years I have noticed strawberries everywhere. This popping up was too sweet a coincidence 🥰🍓

Thanks for reminding me to be the strawberry 🍓 💪🏻🍓
Awesome, as always.

Your words are so strong and such a great message! Thank you

Thank you for the reminder that I am not alone when I am struggling. And to look for the strawberries. Or pockets of ease. I so appreciate your authenticity.

🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓may you find a whole patch of strawberries in this adventure called life 🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓

Be the strawberry - mission accepted! Thanks, Betsy!!

That was fabulous amongst all the shit this last few years, just what I needed. thankful for you.

Hi Betsy
As you know vine clinging has been my forte of late.....and then a lovely lady came back from her xmas break and gave me a punnet of stawberries when all these other little mice were giving me bureauracy and dread. Just came across this post. As many have said you have been wonderful and so authentic and I don't know whether you really are aware of what "a rock star😉" you are ! Aroha (love) N A M A S T E
P S 😊nice to hear the familiar old echo from your cupboard in this one

Thank you, that made me smile. Determined to be that strawberry. Namaste.

Just listened to this as my day is coming to a close. I hope life gave you strawberries today. I will be looking for the strawberries tomorrow. Namaste.

So insightful, especially given the clear and memorable visualization! An inspiring lesson. Also, your name makes me think of BetsEy Johnson, so now I want to wear something whimsical with tigers and strawberries as I cling to the cliff s 🍓🐅😉

Chills. This is awesome. Thank you. I needed this. Wow!!!