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Blue Moon

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 lizaaitken

That was certainly ‘full on’ couple of days, that big blue moon I mean. I went from happiness to despair and back again. I can be affected by the moon, I recognise and prepare for it, but this last one hit me for six.

On Monday I woke up feeling an emotional wreck, tearful and despondent. I couldn’t see much good in life. I opened my arms and embraced hopelessness fully and without question. Life was pointless, I was pointless and anything out there in the future just wasn’t worth it.

I spent the day going from one disaster to the next. I burnt toast, opened the door and the heavens opened, got lost and ran out of fuel. I didn’t want to talk to anyone and didn’t have anyone to talk to. It rained all day, for the umpteenth day that was, and the plants drowned.

Do you recognise this day, have you visited?

Yesterday I woke up singing, nothing had happened but my world had changed overnight. The sun was shining, the plants didn’t look that bad and I had things to do, people to meet and places to go. Everything went right, starting with my hair and outfit and moving onto everything else. I laughed with the people I met, finished projects and got new leads. People warmed my heart and made me feel loved. To put it simply, life couldn’t be better.

That moon is powerful but I think there’s so more going on. I constantly see double digits, my dreams are wild and my intuition is on overdrive. I think I’m being prepared for something. I’m releasing and letting go, the tears are cleansing, cathartic and restoring. Tears are the weeping of old wounds, healing from the depths within.

Are any of you getting this, are you experiencing similar? Are you managing the changes that are happening or are you immune to it? Is it necessary for growth, is it happening to all of us. Do some people just not notice or are they being left behind?

I know it’s crazy but it’s my kind of crazy now. I’m rolling with it, I’m trusting that there’s something wonderful to come. Today’s another sunny day and any clouds are just full of hope.

I watch the moon daily, I live by the sea and often stand on the shore watching the tides, sun and moon. I’ve been sun gazing too, that’s another story. The sun feeds me and the moon washes me, they are necessary to my growth, just as they are to the plants and everything else.

It’s all just cycles, I’m in a cycle, I’m moving through and so are you. Love to hear what you think of my craziness 🙂

Nature Lessons 349

July 10, 2017 lizaaitken

These lines that appear, come to us through experience, these lines teach us understanding. Trace your fingers gently across them and you will always find your way.

~ Liza

Nature Lessons 220

April 6, 2017 lizaaitken

It’s not an external influence but what we find inside the very core of each of us that helps us grow. All growth stems from the heart.

~ Liza

Nature Lessons 195

March 8, 2017 lizaaitken

The softness of the young is something to behold, as all too soon life toughens the gentleness of youth. What was soft and trusting, transforms itself into something else completely. Let each transformation that occurs stand for something and may each line that grows be in your smile.

~ Liza

Nature Lessons 148

January 20, 2017 lizaaitken

Inspiration stems from an idea, it is the seed from which many possibilities grow. We need to plant these seeds with utmost care, nurture and feed them and they may just transform into the most spectacular garden.

~ Liza

Nature Lessons 118

December 19, 2016December 19, 2016 lizaaitken

Plants and flowers are continuously changing, growing, opening up and letting go of layers they no longer need. As the centre opens the external leaves unfold and drop, this appears to revolve around the central point, the heart of the plant. The plant is so much more beautiful when it lets go of those aged outer leaves, those leaves of the plant that no longer nourish the heart.

~ Liza

Nature Lessons 108

December 10, 2016 lizaaitken

The tree stands firm with its roots securely attached to the earth. It reaches up with all its branches to the stars, even those branches that bend gently towards the earth, started their journey facing the sky. Blossoms fly from branches painting the world, fruits provide goodness and leaves fall like love and kindness to nourish the earth. The tree throughout its life, continues to reach for the stars. The pattern of the bark and circles within the trunk surly tell us something, but for now I think we should just spread ourselves widely and reach for the stars.

~ Liza

Touching the Surface

December 9, 2016 lizaaitken

How far do we actually go. Do we ever really go much further than the surface, staring through murky waters, looking for answers. Are we just floating on the surface like the leaf on a pond. I suppose that would depend on if we are looking up at the tree we fell from or on to where we might be heading.

~Liza

Opening to Opportunity

December 5, 2016 lizaaitken

Being true to ourselves and honest with those around us can be difficult. It is hard to lay ourselves bare, open up and show our vulnerabilities. But to remain closed to the opportunity of growth and discovery in living only by the ideals of others, is to live only through the eyes of others.

~ Liza

Self Examination

December 1, 2016 lizaaitken

Self examination is to look into ourselves deeply, in truth and without ego. This can be beneficial to our development and growth if it is done in honesty. It is essential that we consider all aspects of the self, the areas we have excelled in and those we continue to struggle with. To relentlessly focus only at the areas in which we have failed or need improvement does not do justice to the whole self. Recognise those things that come naturally, such as empathy and love and consider how you will do better in those areas in which you struggle. When we grow from soil that is nourished and fed we grow beautifully.

~ Liza