Apparently the odds of you being born, alive & breathing and living your unique human experience is 1 in 400 trillion.
Imagine all the ancestors who came before you; who would have had to fight to live to ensure that you came into this world taking your first breath.
Imagine all the ancestors that would have had to make it past infancy; I can imagine that at one point there weren’t many.
Now all the ancestors that would have made into maturity; whilst trying to fight off starvation, threat from predators, and dangers from living in a world that was not as comfortable and convenient as it is now.
Now all the ancestors who would have to find a mate, perhaps unwillingly, and make offspring – especially all the women who may have died from childbirth.
Now imagine your current parents and what they have sacrificed in order to give you a better life – especially if they are immigrants.
For millennia this will to survive has touched every single person in your lineage, until there was you.
Imagine being lucky enough to exist, in the one chance out of trillions, to be here as you are now.
When you remember that, its hard to look in the mirror and not see the miracle that you are. The magic, stardust, and wonder wrapped up in a delicious meat suit.
My gosh you’re something special, you know that right? ❤
To our growth,
Jean