When the World Feels Heavy, Remember This.

Feeling Stuck?  You are Not Alone.

Hello Friends.  As I look back to reflect on the first two months of the year, I cannot believe it is already almost the middle of March. When I was caught up in health issues, time was moving slow.  When I would read or hear snippets of the news, I felt the anxiety of time moving too fast.  And I felt like I was standing in place. 

Lee Harris, one of the energy healers I listen to said that “The slow lane is the fast lane.”  Our bodies are leaning to move as a faster pace, at the same time we are learning we need to slow down and do more self-care. Although we may feel slow and stuck, we could be healing internally in ways we don't notice.

Even though I am feeling better now, the world and its chaotic energy makes me want to stay home, bury myself in a good book or binge Netflix.  I cannot function from a place of overwhelm, which is where I am when I get mired even in the headlines of the day. I have started doing puzzles in the morning instead of listening to the news. It actually helps me to see puzzle pieces coming together, an idea that eventually all the pieces will fall into place. 

And then last night we watched Conclave.  And the words of Cardinal Lawrence are ringing true for me right now.  “Certainty is the great enemy of Unity.  Certainty is the deadly enemy of tolerance… Our Faith is a living thing precisely because it walks hand in hand with doubt. If there was only certainty, with no doubt, there would be no mystery, and therefore no need for faith.”

I have found myself deeper in doubt these past few months- doubt that I will find an answer for a chronic health condition, doubt that our world will survive the current chaos, doubt about what I should be doing. 

But I believe in the goodness of people, and I have faith that love will prevail. Surely just as I have felt the surge of healing in my own body, I believe I am not alone, and that others are feeling the groundswell of compassion rise within. Surely others understand the nature of oneness- that what happens to the least of us affects all of us. Mystery surrounds us- all we can do is hold the tension between the light and the dark. That is what my faith calls me to do.

And what action does that lead me to?  Focus on what I can control.  That means taking care of me so that I have strength for the work ahead. It means creating art and beauty because it helps me heal and reminds me that I can inspire others.  It means soaking in nature by taking long walks, listening to the birds, Looking for signs of spring.    

Allow your body and mind to heal, because we are being called forward into trying times, and we need to be our best to affect change.

Last week, a friend sent me this email.   It is 7 things to do to prepare for the long haul. These are taken directly from a website called “Finding Steady Ground.”    Another good reminder of how to take control of what we are putting into our brains, and how we can be our best selves for the future.