October 19, 2024 - The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Several early mornings this week, I find myself counting with my breath to calm my racing mind. One on inbreath, two on outbreath, slowly and methodically up to ten. It does work.
Scrambling through my day is typical every day with all that is going on. Everyone I talk to is feeling the same way, with a ramping up of nervous energy. We are approaching a political shift in our country. The night sky is offering signs of significant change. My inner sanctum is a rumple.
Music helps call me back from the edge. The aroma of incense burning helps too. Every little bit of support I give myself is another notch on my toolbelt. I do not feel ready, but every day I meet the day.
Silence is the gift that keeps on giving. In my silence when I feel out of control, I let down and cry. Crying is a blessing. Crying helps make room for other feelings to move. Crying is a release of stress, tension and blocks. Crying is the steam that has built up in the pressure cooker of life.
Tears release stress hormones that help diminish pain, aid in sleep. Letting down activates my parasympathetic nervous system. Crying moves me from fight or flight to rest and digest.
Jana Stanfield, a humorist, singer/songwriter and educator wrote a song entitled “It Doesn’t Mean That I’m Not Strong”. One of the best lines says even though I cry, I am still strong.
The way the media presents life feels like walking on a tightrope. If you can handle it, great! If not, prepare to fail. This is a false sense of security because almost every moment I can say to myself “I am fine. I am safe. I am well.” The issues rummaging around in my brain have me cranked into a tangle of knots with worry and concern.
Sitting in power is very much an act of sitting with myself; sitting in my personal power. No one has taken away my personal power. I give it away too easily sometimes. I can always take it back.
Sitting in my personal power helps center my being, finding my house within where I am surrounded by my support system, by my inner comfort, by my own best company.
Finding my breath while sitting in silence is my anchor. Taking time for myself is key to me. Know when you sit in silence, you are you are honoring every part of yourself. You are worth this time!
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