Stagnation

Apparently, stagnation can be a part of the process of change. Seems a bit contradictory to me but I also get it. Sometimes when change is occurring, the Universe intervenes by putting certain blocks in our path. We can try to manoeuvre around them and may be successful for a while, but in my experience, eventually, you'll come across a block that stops you in your tracks. It can take different forms. It can be an emotional block that we need to work through, or perhaps a physical block where our body gives us a few signs that we need to ease up a bit...perhaps we get consistently tired but fail to rest or slow down. Some of us may have the strength to "power through" at least for a while but ultimately, our body is in control. If we don't listen to those early warning signals, along comes that piece of 2x4 (2 by 4...ie a very big stick!) to whack us over the head and into reality, often insisting that we stop what we are doing. Depending on what it is we are trying to do, the sign will vary.

I teach a bit of yoga, just part time and when I'm low, I often lose my voice. Not very useful when trying to teach. I have to stop. I am currently learning the wonderful art of reflexology where I use my hands to help heal others. Right now for reasons I can't quite fully comprehend and that seem quite "unfair", whilst doing something I love and being in the midst of learning something truly amazing and inspiring...I develop a problem with my hand and my arm which means I cannot practice or continue with my case studies for now.

Once the frustration subsided (OK, it still comes and goes but mainly it has passed now) I realised I had no choice but to rest. After all, I've been without my right hand before. Memories of last summer come flooding back. It's not the same, but the impact is very similar. Food for thought. What is it about my right hand? What am I not hearing or seeing, or doing? Seriously...if you have any suggestions, answers on a postcard please!

So I have taken a week to rest. To be as still. To meditate, To do yoga. To dance. To read. In fact to realise all the things that I can do at the moment rather than focus on the things that I can't do. And to accept that. Fighting this cause will not help me...but I believe acceptance will.

Now is The Time!

I've been a fan of Jonathan Cainer for many years now. His accuracy often astounds me. So when I read this today, following my first post in a while yesterday, I had to smile. It seems NOW, IS a good time to start afresh!

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Jonathan's Thought For The Day

New Start In early January, I explained that New Year is rarely the right time for a new start. There are many other dates which might be more suitable for dropping old habits. If you've been following your forecast since then, you will have already seen me point out such times. More good opportunities are due in the next few weeks. I'm particularly excited about the rare transit of Venus on June 6. But while Mars is just picking up momentum after a long retrograde phase, right now is a fine time for anyone who seeks to summon more self-discipline!

Just Blog!

Like most things, the longer I leave it, the more difficult it becomes. Blogging included. I'm out of the habit. I've had stuff going on. Emotions. Thoughts. Feelings. Questions. Not to mention overseas travel, family visits and a new nephew. All part of life, the full spectrum. Writing and blogging got put to one side. Nothing really wrong with that in essence, apart from the fact that I really do love to write. It serves many purposes for me. Blogging is a kind of journaling but less personal, less intimate. At least that has always been my intention. And yet, I don't think it hurts a blog to be a bit personal. It makes it interesting. We feel we are getting more when we get emotions too. Or is that just me?

I haven't blogged in 2 months. All my potential blog entries felt too personal. Too private to share. Maybe there is just some stuff I haven't quite come to terms with yet and that is why if all feels too intimate, to be honest, I'm not entirely sure. What I did realise today though is that I just need to DO IT! Write. Blog. Journal. Whatever form it takes is not really important, but the process is.

So it may be April 16th....hardly a popular day for resolutions of any kind as far as I know, but today I re-commit to writing. To Just Doing It. To stop thinking too much about it, to stop analysing every word that I  may want to share. To be brave and to be free. It is no co-incidence that I decided to log on to my blog today to remind myself what my last post actually was...and I found myself reading the very words that have been playing over in my mind today.....

You must learn one thing:
the world was made to be free in.

 

Give up all the other worlds
except the one to which you belong.

 

Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn

 

anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive

 

is too small for you.

 

~ David Whyte ~