Take A Look At Your Life

Sometimes it is necessary to stop and look at your life. Take some "me-time“, go for a walk, sit by a lake or river. Water has something eternal, doesn‘t it? It just flows, whatever happens around it. Where did you get to so far, is this where you want to be, where do you really want to go in life? What would really make you happy? Just daydream, there are no restrictions or boundaries. See yourself as the director of a new film, a painter in front of a clean white canvas. Remember, it is YOUR film, YOUR painting. Nobody else will see it unless you want them to. But by creating your own "work of art“, you send out a message. May be that you will notice a warm feeling in your tummy. This is a good sign that you have made the first step into the right direction. Lots of our present-day-problems have their roots in our childhood. Traumas, bullying, physical and mental abuse leave their traces behind. Very often, the victims suffer in adulthood without knowing that the scars are still there and are very deep. To be able to heal, we must make contact with our "inner child“. How on earth can I do that, I hear you say. 

Try a simple meditation: Sit in a comfy chair or lay down, whatever is most convenient and relaxing for you. Shut off the phone and the doorbell, ask somebody to walk the dog… Take a few deep breaths and imagine you walk down a staircase right into your body – your heart, chest, stomach, abdomen, wherever you want to go and imagine that bright sunshine fills every nook and cranny. Just watch how you feel while you are going all the way. If you have got a certain health problem or have been diagnosed with – for example – fibroids, tumours, cysts etc, go to this particular part of the body and have a look at it – metaphorically speaking. What do you feel while doing so, what pictures come up? Was it something from the past that happened to you? How old were you? Who was involved? Make contact to this younger you and ask how he or she feels, take the child in your arm or by the hand, and together you may want to sit down with the people involved, like parents, siblings, teachers etc and ask them what made them do the things they did to hurt you. In certain cases, it may be advisable to consult an experienced therapist to help you go the way. If you found out what hurt you in your earlier years, you have the chance to make peace with your past, allow the wound to heal and look forward to a brighter, happier life.