Rainy Day Healing

 

Making My Peace … with gaining ground in 2024

 

At the end of each year, we let go of the past and move into the future – into the unknown. For many, the path may be known, but for all, the outcome of walking that path is unknown. Will it be a better year than 2023; will it continue to be a better year?

As I thought about 2024, I quietened my mind – not quite into a meditative state. It was more of a stillness, a sense of being attuned to all of me, so that I could differentiate between my ‘brain’ messages and my ‘heartfelt’ messages and my ‘gut’ messages too.

In my quietude, this is what I’m telling myself now – my internal dialog – as I steer or steel myself to gain ground in life …

I sought grounding, and I was shown the grouse. It is symbolic of setting aside the thought-filled mind and reconnecting to the physical reality – to nature. Walking and dancing are two ways that I get back in touch with the Earth and with the physical rhythms of my body.

 

 

I sought balance, and I was shown the crow. The crow is symbolic of sacred law and intelligence. The crow is known as the left-handed guardian, fascinated with its shadow side, and a shape-shifter that enables it to be in two places at the same time. It is an omen of change. When the past, present, and future self are in balance, they are in peace. It is guidance to open the heart, speak with a truthful tongue, take a light step on the ground, be forgiving, and honour inspiration for the future.

 

 

I sought guidance when facing the unknown, and I was advised to think before starting something new, and to maintain clarity before charging ahead: to wait until a good course of action becomes clear.

I sought guidance to strengthen my clarity, and I was shown a shovel and a pickaxe. I was advised to dig into my own strength and stamina, but, like a mountaineer, to combine my efforts with a supportive team.

 

 

I sought guidance on whether to follow my heart or my head in 2024, and I was shown a tranquil lake with the sound of thunder in the distance. I was advised to ponder, and to think, but not to drift aimlessly along the lake, lest the thunderclouds turn to rain. In the end, the heart knows what it knows.

 

 

Making my peace with gaining ground in 2024, I will learn to do the following:

• Acknowledge the successes of 2023 and learn from the challenges
• Use both intuition and intellect to navigate solutions
• Do something, or go somewhere, new and unknown
• Take notice of the energy flows in the physical to gain body, mind, and spirit harmony
• Balance past, present, and future by weeding out the past, living consciously in the present, and letting lessons guide the future
• Indulge in creativity and artistic expression more often
• Listen to, sing to, or dance to music more often; and
• Take more walking meditations.

 

 

Martina Nicolls: Rainy Day Healing – MAKING MY PEACE