Pressure

I spent some time with the flowers in my garden in the early morning. Everything was so quiet in the golden light. The pops of color against the green made my heart smile. Watching the bees dance from flower to flower to the music of their buzz was hypnotizing. I felt the blessing of the moment and welcomed it. It’s the little rituals like this that I savor. The quiet moments bring me back to my center and helps to melt the stress away. I think it is important to take the time to create a sacred space like this.

While I was there, I kept feeling like there was a message that tried to make its way to me. Words like rebirth and fertility kept coming up. I know that I should have welcomed the messages, but they stirred something else in me. It was strange that I felt a bit of pressure with the softness in the whispered communication. It made me a little sad honestly. Instead of exploring the hopeful messages, I felt the pressure I was placing on myself. What happened that triggered such a reaction in what should have been a gentle experience? Why did I respond that way?

I think this is something that we all do from time to time. The amount of pressure that is placed on us every day just seems to grow and grow. Sometimes it can feel like a bittersweet vine that wraps itself around me. The more I try to fight it, the more tangled I get. Like the restrictive vine, pressure can do the same thing. The more stress and pressure that we place upon ourselves, the more we struggle. As a result, we feel stuck and frustrated and we can’t move forward. When we stop, breathe, and look at what we have control over and what we don’t, we can start to gently untangle ourselves from the vines and pressures that trap us. Setting ourselves free from the pressure we feel is not easy. Sometimes it can be absolutely frightening. But that is where the healing and magick can be found. Hearing hopeful, encouraging, and supportive messages can sometimes scare us because maybe we do not feel worthy of such a message. It can make us feel that we are alone instead of embracing the network of loved ones around us. As a result, it can send us running in the opposite direction instead of embracing such love and support.

In the quiet space of this Sunday, I hope you can take some time for yourself. Enjoy the morning sun and breathe deeply. Allow yourself to simply be in the moment. Journaling is a great way to explore your heart and mind. Ask yourself how you receive messages? Are you able to welcome them without adding pressure on yourself? Do you have special rituals for yourself that help to feed your soul?

I hope you can take some time to explore what makes you happy and feel the love that is around you. You are deserving of it.

Be well,

Renee Bedard

The Whispering Crow