That‘s it, it‘s that simple. It‘s really that simple.
That‘s the meaning of it all, just to love.

Fi Munro

When I was going through cancer diagnosis and a long, harsh treatment a few years ago, I was living in Scotland, away from my family and most of my close friends. I used social media a lot, to keep everybody posted about my progress, to reassure them, and myself, that this too would pass.

And of course I found some soul sisters on social media, women who understood how I felt, had the same questions, same fears, same ways of overthinking, hyperventilating, then laughing about it like a crazy person. I needed to hear from someone who had been there before and gotten through it but also from those who weren’t as lucky as I wound up being, because I needed to know all possible outcomes of my treatment, hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

One of those soul sisters was Fi Munro Ph.D, a Scottish author and health blogger who was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer at 30. Her book, How Long Have I Got, is not only a great read for anyone affected by cancer, but EVERYBODY, as it teaches us so much about the importance of improving our lives, starting NOW. It’s possibly one of the more profound nudges I received which turned me in the direction of self-improvement after my own journey through the valley of cancer.

But on 28 June 2019, Fi Munro posted a farewell video on Facebook. A video that I watched with tears rolling down my cheeks, in awe over her last message. The message was so powerful that I have since thought about it daily, reminded myself every time I’m losing faith in humanity or am about to let the worst of me win. “Just Love” echoes in my mind. Such a simple message.

Fi Munro’s treatment had just been stopped and she was expecting to live only a couple of weeks more (it turned out to be only 9 days). She used what little strength she had, with difficulty breathing, to tell the world what she had come to realise. That Love is the answer to everything. All we have to do is to love more. What would this world be like if all of us had learnt that in early childhood? What if all of us just loved more?

“…But so much bullshit can just be cut with loving more, forgiving and loving more. Realise that people make mistakes and, and just loving. Like, just love! It‘s the answer to everything. And I wish I‘d known that for the 35 years that I had. I feel incredibly blessed for the life I had, incredibly blessed, wouldn‘t change a thing…apart from love more. Just love more. That‘s it. It just cuts through all the bullshit, it‘s the answer to everything. Any problem you‘re facing today, just ask yourself: What would happen if I loved more? Would it fix it?

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Oh, just love more… if you take nothing away, else, from my life, please just…love more. Just love. That‘s it, it‘s that simple. It‘s really that simple. That‘s the meaning of it all, just to love. And be loved. And let the love in, just, don‘t just love but let that love soak into you too.” — Fi Munro

Thank you, Fi Munro, for your amazing lesson, it’s my mantra now. 🙏

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