Hark!

There's a commercial on TV recently that makes me giggle every time I see it. The product is Repatha, a medication designed to lower LDL cholesterol, and in the ad, a woman and her CGI heart are sitting side-by-side on a couch, recounting the experience of a heart attack for a mostly unseen interview team. 

The recovering heart has a band-aid over her left eye, and what makes me laugh is both how earnest the two of them are, the lady and her heart, and also the genuine affection they have for each other: smiling, laughing, and finishing each other's sentences. Their determination to avoid another heart attack is very authentic. And what also cracks me up is the soft instrumental version of Listen to Your Heart, the '80s ballad with the slightly off lyrics by the Swedish band Roxette. 

The whole spot is as silly as an SNL sketch, and when I read today's prompt, I couldn't get either the song or the commercial out of my head. Even so, I did pay attention to what seemed easy and what seemed hard to do today. I was sleepy this morning, but grateful that I slept soundly last night. My legs were a little cranky walking up Superman Hill, and I was huffing a bit at the top, but I got there and continued for a nice 3-mile walk. I made a few modifications to the yoga kriya when I did it, but I stayed present for most of the meditation and felt good when I was done.

I still have that earworm, though!