I never thought I would be reminded of some important life lessons from an animated movie about a little blue fish.
As I sat watching Finding Dory with the family, I found myself fighting back tears.
Dory, with her short-term memory loss, really struggled to survive in the ocean and needed a buddy with her most of the time to help guide where she was going.
She had lost her family and she was afraid.
She was different to the other sea creatures and lacked the skills the other fish had to survive.
The creatures that end up helping her find her family had their own difficulties too, such as the Whale shark with bad eye sight and the Octopus, with relationship and commitment issues. Nemo and his dad Marlin, knew what it was like to lose someone they love, but despite their fears of it happening again, agreed to help Dory find her way home.
Just Keep Swimming.
And when Dory finally made it home, her parents had not given up either.
They had been faithfully waiting for her to make her way home, laying out paths that might help her eventually remember and find them.
You’re in another hard season.
Just Keep Swimming.
You thought maybe the battles were slowing down, or it was your turn for a break from the hard stuff.
But life doesn’t work that way and you find yourself weary and discouraged.
Just Keep Swimming.
Despite the fear and the pain and the difficulty.
Just Keep Swimming.
And don’t swim alone. Gather your crew around you, your imperfect, motley crew of people who love you unconditionally, and get them to pull you along when you don’t think you can go any further.
Do the next thing. Take the one next step.
Don’t look too far ahead, but for today, just don’t give up my friend.
- 4 tablespoons self raising flour
- 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut
- 1 tablespoon raw sugar
- 3 tablespoons coconut milk (or normal milk)
- 1 tablespoon light olive oil
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons store-bought lemon curd
- Mix flour, coconut and sugar in a 11/2 cup capacity mug or cup.
- Mix well.
- Add milk, olive oil and egg.
- Mix till thoroughly combined.
- Gently stir through lemon curd, do not mix in completely.
- Cook in the microwave for 50-60 seconds.
- It will puff up and rise to the top. If the cake batter is not fully cooked, put in for another 10 seconds or so.
- Enjoy immediately with extra curd and cream if desired.
