{"id":1246,"date":"2020-08-23T10:51:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T08:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mirnasaerobicstudio.com\/wp\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2020-08-23T11:12:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T09:12:42","slug":"the-lazarus-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mirnasaerobicstudio.com\/wp\/2020\/08\/the-lazarus-key\/","title":{"rendered":"THE LAZARUS KEY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When I was a child, I often used to wonder about the miracle of Lazarus rising from death\u2026Jesus called him from the grave where his (presumably) dead body had been prepared for eternal rest.\u00a0 You know the story.\u00a0 Lazarus heard Jesus and came out of the cave looking none the worse for wear but probably quite hungry!<\/strong><\/p>\n

A miracle \u2013 have you ever experienced one?\u00a0 Something that brought you back, got you unstuck, made you alive again.\u00a0 Psychiatrists call it a Lazarus key \u2013 a catalyst miracle, that moment in time when you felt your world pivot and transform itself.\u00a0 Come on, think about the Lazarus keys in your life \u2013 there must be something.\u00a0 Maybe it was that moment when you finally reached the top of a mountain, completed a huge project or crossed the finish-line of a tough race.\u00a0 Or maybe it was simply touching the paw of your new kitten or looking into the eyes of your new-born baby.<\/p>\n

Opening the doors of my studio this week was a golden Lazarus Key, in so many ways:\u00a0 Putting the \u201cgroup\u201d back in fitness, being at home on my familiar stage again after 5 months, seeing the friendly faces of my members, looking into their eyes, adoring their smiles and of course, welcoming our Zoom members into our live classes.\u00a0 Yes, people from all over South Africa, and two from Botswana, are now able to be part of 19 physical in-studio sessions per week, and all of them say that it feels as if they are right there, with us!\u00a0 I can also sense that it`s such a reassuring thought to our local members that they can now choose whether to come to the studio, or to keep on exercising in the comfort of their homes.<\/p>\n

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The Indian author, Amid Abraham, once said: \u201cBeing alive is not a miracle, FEELING alive is.\u201d\u00a0 After living \u201cin the shadows\u201d for months, I could see and feel and hear everyone coming alive again, with me.\u00a0 \u201cEk het soooo uitgesien hierna\u201d, said Liezel, who was there first on Wednesday morning.\u00a0 \u201cDis fantasties lekker om weer te kan step\u201d, Lizana wrote on Facebook.\u00a0 \u201cFantasties, fantasties, fantasties\u201d, Izelde kept on yelling.\u00a0 \u201cI just couldn`t wipe the smile of my face, even as I was driving home\u201d, Carien remarked.\u00a0 Looking at Rethia bouncing around like a Jack-in-a-box, one wouldn`t even guess that only a few weeks ago she also was a sad Covid statistic\u2026!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I don`t think there`s a better word than FANTASTIC.\u00a0\u00a0 The moment the music started playing in that 5.15 class and we were moving together to the beat of the Tabata song, \u00a0I remembered a quote I once read: \u201cThere is a limit to how much you can embrace a moment. But there is no limit to how much you can appreciate it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n


I just know that lockdown has been a Lazarus key to all of us \u2013 it has changed us forever, for the better.\u00a0 And above all, it has given us a brand-new appreciation for life and all the little things.\u00a0 Suddenly I feel this sparkle in my eyes again, a lightness and joy I didn`t realize were missing until I could feel it reappearing.\u00a0 The smiles on my Zoom members` faces also made me realize that they are only now getting to know my crazy, on-stage instructor personality\u2026\u263a<\/p>\n

I know will never forget 2020 and this past season.\u00a0 And I know, it shouldn`t\u00a0 take a life-changing event to spark change in your life, but in my case, it did.\u00a0 For five months I have obeyed every strict exercise rule and travelled to the studio every morning at 4.45.\u00a0 Alone.\u00a0 Alone in the studio, alone with the Zoom members and alone in front of the camera.\u00a0 It has been a difficult journey, but what a ride!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has empowered me, made me fitter and stronger than ever and taught me so much \u2013 especially about control.\u00a0 There are a lot of things you can`t control, but then there are some things you can manage and plan for.\u00a0 I have learned not to live a life of \u201cwhat-ifs\u201d, but to focus on the present \u2013 doing my best with what I have today. \u00a0I`ll never take anything for granted ever again, that I know.\u00a0 \u00a0Most of us have been tested in ways we never imagined.\u00a0 We have overcome and found new ways to manage and even flourish.<\/p>\n

In his book \u201cA gathering of shadows\u201d, VE Schwab says: \u201cI don`t want to die \u2013 no, dying is easy.\u00a0 I want to live, but getting close to death is the only way to feel alive.\u00a0 And once you do, it makes you realize that everything you were doing before wasn`t actually living.\u00a0 It was making do.\u00a0 Call me crazy, but I think we do the best living when the stakes are high\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

And now, whatever your Lazarus key is, whatever your coming alive after lockdown implies, embrace it.\u00a0 Because it`s like a spark, and getting back to our daily routines feels like a whole new life getting ready to burst into a big, beautiful flame.\u00a0 We are alive, and isn`t that in itself simply amazing and reason enough to be happy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As author Shaun Hick writes: \u201cYou need to spend time crawling alone through shadows to truly appreciate what it is to stand in the sun.\u201d

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Of course, we don`t know what the future of this \u201cnew normal\u201d will have in store for us.\u00a0 But maybe that`s the beauty of this edge of unknowing \u2013 waking up and going out into the world not knowing what each day would hold, taking life as it comes, relinquishing any illusion of control, expressing our aliveness by giving \u2013 of ourselves, our resources and our hearts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not knowing lets us dream a little.\u00a0 If we concentrate on small, manageable steps we can cross unimaginable distances.\u00a0\u00a0 At some point our candles will go out, so let us make use of this light and treasure every Lazarus key we stumble upon.<\/em><\/p>\n

Together, surviving, we are unending dreamers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yours in fitness<\/p>\n

Mirna<\/p>\n

082 779 0507<\/p>\n

(Our Summer Challenge starts 7 September, and 73 people have already signed up.\u00a0 You can be part of this exciting 9-week journey, wherever you live!)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just know that lockdown has been a Lazarus key to all of us \u2013 it has changed us forever, for the better.\u00a0 And above all, it has given us a brand-new appreciation for life and all the little things.\u00a0 Suddenly I feel this sparkle in my eyes again, a lightness and joy I didn`t realize were missing until I could feel it reappearing.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[154],"class_list":["post-1246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-manoeuvres","tag-fantastic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTHE LAZARUS KEY - Mirna's Aerobic Studio<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"And now, whatever your Lazarus key is, whatever your coming alive after lockdown implies, embrace it.\u00a0 Because it`s like a spark!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THE LAZARUS KEY - 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