If you have you ever stood at the water’s edge, you’ll have felt
the receding waves suck the sand out from under your feet. After a minute or two you move as
it’s so uncomfortable standing on the ridge that’s left. In a new position you look back to where your
feet had been: is there a hole, evidence of where the sand was sucked away? No,
the sand is as smooth there as everywhere else. Life is like that – you are the
whole beach and everything else is just tides, with footprints coming and
going. When a part of our life is sucked
from under our feet we just need to change our stance or viewpoint in order to
see that our deepest self is not affected.
This is the third consecutive year that feels full of change,
full of pervasive feelings of global depression, worry and fear. The waves are like a constant onrush of
emotions. But we can acknowledge them and work out what remedies we need. Gorse or Sweet Chestnut, Mimulus, Star of
Bethlehem or even Wild Oat are just some that spring to mind. With their support our feelings of positivity and optimism return, which will help us to help
others in challenging times ahead.
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