The Healing Power of Speaking Out - A Moon Reflection

Tarot of Quotes

"Deep in my heart, I'm concealing

Things that I'm longing to say

Scared to confess what I'm feeling

Frightened you'll slip away."

- Madonna, You Must Love Me (Lyrics)

The Moon is a mysterious image of cryptic dreams and imagination, emotional fluctuations, insecurities and the need to reveal what is hidden.

The Moon is a shining light guiding you in the darkness of your soul. Deceptions (self-imposed or by others) need to be uncovered; combating rumours, assumptions and speculations; suppressed feelings expressed to avoid psychological problems.

The latter recently stroke a chord with me. Expressing your feelings is an important aspect of self-care, and if you are a sensitive person always conscious of how you make other people feel, then perhaps you tend to bottle up your own feelings for the sake of others.

The effects can be seriously harming your sanity: bitterness, resentment or a dramatic, emotional outburst that leave everyone in turmoil and confusion (including you).

It only takes a moment to tell someone how you feel, but once it's all out, you can start to rebuild your life again.

I'm talking about those significant feelings and emotions that are so often suppressed, because you don't want to inflict emotional pain on others, or because you are torn between options, or you are doubtful about the validity of your feelings.

"I don't love you any more." (But I do like your company...)

"I cannot live with you." (But maybe I just need to be more tolerant...)

"This job is making me ill." (But maybe I'm just too sensitive and need to get a grip...)

"I am gay." (But how will my family take it?)

"I am being bullied / abused." (But maybe it's all my fault...)

"Bad things happen at my workplace." (But I am powerless to do anything about it...)

Perhaps something has been bothering you for some time, you can't stop thinking about it, yet you cannot help but keeping your emotional turmoil hidden.

You keep building it up, and over time it will eat you up.

If you need to find the right words or build courage first... 

- write down what you want to say. Write a letter, but don't send it. Keep a diary, in which you freely express yourself without limitations. Create poems or stories that reflect your situation and feelings.

- paint it. Draw it. Photograph it. Use whichever way you can to unravel and make sense of your emotions, so you are ready and strong for the big moment.

Say it. Speak up. Let it out. Rock the boat.

It only takes a moment, but trust me, you will feel better for it.

A heavy burden will be lifted off your shoulders.

You can start breathing again.

It may cause quite a stir. Ripples in the water or big waves. Consequences unknown, but you can start

working things out

lifting the confusion

leaving the shadows behind

following your dreams

moving towards the Sun...


“That was one of the saddest things about people--their most important thoughts and feelings often went unspoken and barely understood.”
- Alexandra Adornetto, Halo

Warmest wishes,

Christiane

Moments of Joy

I don't need to travel the world or go bungee-jumping to live life to the full. Here are those little blissful moments I have enjoyed this week in my simple yet abundant life:

• gardening on a sunny day
• the smell of freshly cut grass
• discovering the frogs have survived winter and now live in my pond
• a curious robin nearly landed on my finger
• the dawn chorus overpowered by the blackbird's out-of-tune tweeting
• a new Tarot deck delivered by the postman
• yummy porridge with chopped nuts, linseeds and sweetened with brown sugar
• my first cup of coffee in the morning
• the neighbours' cat purring on my lap
• meeting up with friends in the evening to chat about books and Games of Thrones over a glass of wine
• walking back home late at night on deserted roads...eerie but exhilarating 
• creating more Tarot cards and deciding to run a win-a-personalised-Tarot-card competition...the response made my heart sing..and you can still enter, if you read this before the 12th June 2013 
• watching G-Force with my son, and we were both laughing our heads off
• anticipating mid-term break; no need to get up early this week
• after many years I've managed to get the number of emails in my inboxdown to ZERO...I'm feeling so much lighter and organised
• sitting in the garden watching the sunset with a glass of wine and listening to the wildlife

What are your moments of joy this week? 

Please do share them below...I'd be happy to hear from you 😃

Warmest wishes,

Christiane

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Inspiration: Mastering Your Feelings

It can be hard to control feelings, especially the negative ones. Feelings come and go; most often they are evoked by external factors, as reactions to events, situations and people.

Yet it is possible (and many people are unaware or find it difficult) to allow yourself to choose your feelings, embracing them in order to make them work for you more constructively.

If we CHOOSE our feelings when they come along (even the negative ones), then we can learn to master them, especially when we also realise that we are creating our own feelings - we are responsible for them - and nothing or nobody else.

I have received the following wonderful guidance by relax7.com in my inbox today and would like to share it with you. I hope it will inspire you to look at your feelings from a new perspective and help you on your healing journey, if you are plagued by negative emotions that are holding you back.

Choose Feelings

If your days seem filled with unwanted negative feelings, there is only one cure. When they come, choose them. Don't ask why, don't wonder how, don't fight them and never put yourself down for having them. 

But most of all never blame someone else for how you feel. If you do, it means you are still fast asleep and your choice is to be a victim. 

When the feelings come, even big disturbing emotional feelings say, "I choose this feeling" and know it comes because of something you have thought or done in the past, perhaps a certain belief that you have learned or an attachment that is threatened. 

Choice does not mean you want the feelings, but it does mean you are taking responsibility for them. And that is the beginning of self mastery. It is the first step to the healing and resolving of your emotions. But only the first step. 

Try this today and then ask yourself what the next step might be. If you are really interested to know, you will come to know!

Christiane

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