Origin & Echoes

Tag: emotional-wellbeing

  • Oh what a tangled web we weave!

    “ Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive” in the words of Walter Scott

    The last year or so has really brought that phrase home to roost. We are all affected by what is playing out in the world around us to a greater or lesser degree and no matter where you sit on the fence – the further down the road we go – the more bizarre the twists and turns seem to be.

    We are constantly having to check in with our own judgement and inner barometer in order to keep track of just where we are going.

    Everything we encounter

     Every thought we have

     Every script we read

     Every choice we make

    Every conversation we have

    Every interaction out with our selves

    They are all connected to us by gossamer thin threads. The more we begin to understand this the more simplified we can make it.

    Now as you are reading this, I KNOW that YOU are aware of energies and our role in energetic hygiene. Cleansing and clearing your energies personal and physical, keeping clear energetic boundaries and all the “stuff” that I know you will have explored as part of your journey. You would probably not be reading this if you were not interested in energetic interactions!

    All that we do brings gossamer attachments and much as we think they are easily brushed off – I would like you to really think about this

    How often do you have an interaction with someone that is uncomfortable

    You decide to detach from the person

    You detach from the situation

    Energy ties cut

    Done and dusted,Right?

    Well,  if for one second you go back and replay the situation in your mind, or even talk about it to someone else, think about the person or situation, or try to make sense of what went on, you are renewing that strand of connection without realising it and without taking the steps to cut those ties.

    Think on it a bit like sun bathing .

    You sit in the sun, you feel your skin begin to burn slightly, you move your position or go inside for a bit. You return cooled and refreshed to sit in the sun again

    As long as you stay within reach of direct sunlight your skin will continue to be affected by those rays. You have to go indoors for the rest of the day, or cover up appropriately and take action, perhaps use Aloe Vera gel to soothe your skin, and to be careful over the next few days until your skin has had a chance to recover.

    Energetic attachments are a bit like that. You need to take conscious action to remove all remnants of connection to enable repairs to your aura or energetic system to be repaired.

    The energetic attachments to everything that we are experiencing right now is through the roof, there is deception everywhere you look, there is a need for you to know without a shadow of a doubt your own energy, what YOU as an energetic being need, and how to discern what needs to stay and what needs to go.

    I am not talking about who or what is right, wrong, or indifferent. I am talking about really tuning in to your own inner wisdom and learning to walk from that place of truth and discernment. What do YOU NEED to function?

    All the opposing views, the myriad “facts” and “figures” the constant bombardment of information from just about everywhere you go and everyone you meet. The Web is indeed tangled, and our “normal” route of detachment just doesn’t cut it pardon the pun.

    We can also be guilty of being over attached to points of view or to trains of thought that can serve to keep us feeling safe but these “security blankets” don’t always serve our best interest either.

    We have to learn to get up to speed with energetic housekeeping, we need to tune in and discern how a specific person, thought or emotion makes us feel. To really sit with it and unpick the tangles a bit, let it loose how does it feel?

    Do we need to hold on to it?

    Do we need to untangle a little more to see where it has gotten its wires crossed and tied up in a pile of other thoughts – notions – feelings.

     Can you begin to feel just how messy and complicated our energetic attachments have become?

    We are constantly being bombarded by opposing view points from:

    social media

    our phones

    the internet

    radio – tv  

    everyone you meet

    unless you get well off the beaten track it can be difficult to detach completely and immerse in the calm still reality of nature, which is our true nature, it is our default setting.

    I remember my first ever time on retreat, away from the influence of everyone and everything that normally surrounded me. I was completely shocked to find out that absolutely NOTHING that generally had an influence on me day to day, actually mattered.

    Were the kids behaving? It didn’t matter, it wasn’t my responsibility they were in safe hands

    Was X, Y or Z happening in my local community? It didn’t matter life still unfolded moment by moment

    What was happening in the main stream news? It didn’t matter, I still had to do what I had to in the moment.

    Releasing those attachments to having to “know” outside of the realm that was important to me in that moment was liberating. It let me immerse myself fully in every moment that I was there. It let me focus on ME, and for once I could hear the voice inside that was normally drowned out by the louder shouting voices of those around me. Whether that was family, friends, work colleagues, neighbours, television, internet and probably a million other routes of distraction.

    Before enlightenment – Chop wood carry water

    After enlightenment – Chop wood,carry water

    THE most important thing we can do no matter who we are , no matter the role we take on, no matter how important our mission may feel, no matter what is playing out around us is to BE  100% authentically ourselves.

    We can’t do that when we are tangled up in all these energetic threads no matter how insignificant they may feel they have a huge impact on our reality.

    Think dirty lens on glasses, clear vision obscured

    Think radio station slightly off tune,  distorted messages

    Think ears full of cotton wool – unable to hear clearly

    Think rubber gloves on hands – damping down our sense of touch

    We don’t put clothes on and then the following day add another layer. We remove the clothing, shower, and put clean clothes on the next day. Our energetic systems require the same attention and even more so right now.

    These simple steps will help you to move through anything you encounter much more easily

    Discern

    Untangle

    Discern (again)

    Release

    Cleanse

    Repair

    There are lots of ways we can assist with the cleansing and repair and vibrational essences are my go to.

    Allow yourself to be free from as much of this entanglement as you can and really learn to trust that inner knowing – Spidey sense may be appropriate for now?

    As always with Starlight love

    Sally xxx

  • Who do you see when you look in the mirror?

    Mirrors eh!  Love them or hate them they are interesting – intriguing and also very enlightening. 

    When you look into the mirror – who do you see?  

    Do you recognise the person looking back at you?

    Do you look at them with love or with criticism ~ or worse ~ condemnation?

    Do you see only flaws or perhaps disappointment as the years shift our features into something or someone we may feel we don’t know? 

    Or do you see a soul looking back at you through your eyes 

    Searching for a glimmer of kindness ~ love ~ recognition even? 

    How do you treat that person looking back at you from the mirror? Do you pay them very little attention – do you judge and belittle – do you treat them in the way you would abhor to treat another human being?

    What if I remind you that the person in the mirror – the reflection looking back at you – is your greatest ally ~ the one person who doesn’t desert you ~ your greatest teacher ~ your confidante ~ the person who knows every little detail about you – the times you have cried yourself to sleep – the times you have gone out of your way to help others unnoticed ~ your uncertainties and your fears. 

    Perhaps that is why you criticise that reflection ~ presuming it to be “like others” ready to pounce and use your flaws and insecurities against you? 

    What if I told you that this person staring right back at you is the one you need to love the most ~ the one you need to be gentle and kind with ~ the one who is always patiently waiting for your approval? 

    If you are looking for approval- look in the mirror 

    If you are looking for love – look in the mirror 

    If you are looking for compassion look in the mirror

    If you are looking for inspiration look in the mirror 

    Looking in the mirror we look to ourselves ~ to our deepest wisdom ~ to our infinite well of unconditional love and compassion. Your greatest teacher looks back at you when you look in the mirror!

    What if I told you that everything you don’t like in your life is a mirror? A mirror reflecting back at you the need to look within ~ to look to your own guidance~ to love yourself? 

    Until we can face the external what ever it may be – with unconditional love and an understanding that all discord comes from a place of lack of love ~ then until we find that place within ~ our own painful hurts will be triggered ~ no amount of external work or avoidance ~ will heal the places where we deeply need to love ourselves. 

    Learning to love yourself is the greatest gift of all – when you can love yourself unconditionally , there is so much love within that it can’t help overflow and touch everything we do and everyone we meet with that beautiful magic.

    Until you learn to love yourself you will always have a space where no matter how much love you receive from others there will still be that aching empty space within.

    What if I told you that loving yourself is much easier than you think – it begins with small steps and the more you take these small steps the bigger the impact on your wellbeing.

    Start by saying something kind to yourself – If you don’t find it easy to say ” I love you” try “thank you” and if you struggle with that try to stop any negative “thought comments” in their track ….. we say things like ” my hair is a mess” you look: Tired/Pale/bored/ too old/ too young/too thin/too fat ….add adjectives to suit your own personal situation. I am sure you will be well aware of the dialogue you have with yourself.

    So take some time to appreciate the beautiful soul that looks back at you through your eyes via the lens of the mirror and begin to share love and gratitude with them – watch how life becomes easier and how others respond in a positive way to the changes and the love they can sense emanating from you via the soulful mirror of your eyes ……

    As always, with Starlight love

    Sally xxx

  • Reality & Perception

    We are learning new ways to support and care for ourselves. A big part of this is learning to challenge our triggers and discern why we are being triggered in the way that we are. Does it push an old pattern button that causes a less favourable knee jerk reaction?

    How can we approach things from a place of love and as much neutrality as we can?

    Remember everyone has a valid point of view. It’s a bit like arguing with someone from the Southern Hemisphere that it is summer right now when they are absolutely adamant that it is winter. Both of us are right and without being armed with information of the difference in hemispheres a resolution or common ground would never be found.

    ( Did you presume that the image at the top of the page was of snow? Its actually the salt flats at Pamukkale in Turkey!)

    Everyone has a different reality. That reality is shaped by genetics, ancestral patterning, parental views and peer influence amongst other things. If I have never encountered the same landscapes whether physical, emotional or spiritual I will never fully understand your form of reality. In the same way you could never fully understand mine. We may have touching points that link and unify us in some way but we won’t be exactly the same, and that is perfectly ok.

    It’s by speaking about our realities that we begin to open to the notion that there is a bigger picture and that our version is part of that jigsaw. Similarly to a jigsaw if we are trying to fit into a part of the puzzle that is totally misaligned and we don’t fit into then we will encounter much more resistance from those around us.

    That’s not to say we can’t alter our own edges by being open to new thoughts and being open to possibilities that our views are not the only ones. As we expand our own realities we can become more compassionate when others show up with different views. 

    It doesn’t mean we gullibly accept poor treatment from others in respect of our different realities, in fact it means we may well need to step up our boundaries and point out that much as we see things differently that X, Y or Z is just not how we choose to be treated. 

    The more we become clear on our own perceptions and understand that reality is a constantly changing notion of our surroundings in conjunction with our pre determined reactions and conditioning, the more we understand that we have both the capacity and the responsibility to alter that reality to be more congruent with our changing needs. Happy exploring  As always, with Starlight Love Sally xxx