Sitting cosy in my home I can hear the storm raging outside and I realise how lucky I am. I'm warm, comfortable and peaceful. Two years ago I was in the midst of an emotional family storm that made me decide to up sticks and move to the beautiful Isle of Wight. That storm blew down and cleared away a lot of the debris that had for several years stopped me making the move. Storms can do that, but, we often have to wait for the storm to pass before we see that what they have knocked down was not as safe or well maintained as we thought and room is made for the new to come in.
Sometimes we can be so caught up with the storm we feel it will never pass over and it can be handy to have a few tools to help us through. One of the things I find useful under such circumstances is connecting to my heart centre. I touch the centre of my chest with my fingers and look down at my hand (some people might prefer to put their hands together as if in prayer and bring the hands to the heart centre) and take a couple of deep breaths. There is something about looking down to the heart centre and slowly breathing that brings instant calmness. I then think of something that makes me feel happy or for which I am grateful, I hold the position until I feel calm and tranquil or at least back in control of myself. This really is one of my favourite stress busters. Try it. We will probably all need a bit of calmness as we go through the upcoming Christmas festivities. 😀
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