There is a saying: As above, so below. As within, so without.
One of the ways of interpreting this has to do with health. If there is stress on the inside, it can manifest as physical difficulties. (Louisa Hay even wrote a book or two about it.)
I think this is also kind of evident in the tumult that is wreaking the world, both physically - in the fantastically strange and unexpected weather (where the word fantastic means almost unbelievable) - and in the mental and emotional state of most of us humans.
And it makes sense, weather affects energy which affects us.
But there is also the fact that what we do affects the weather. Cutting down trees or putting them up; driving and flying and factory fumes; reflecting the sun or using it for energy; trapping water or letting it flow. All of nature's creatures affect their environment - building or travelling or creating or destroying - in response to their physical and emotional needs.
And it would be quite the rabbit hole to fall down - which came first, the weather patterns or the anxiety and turmoil which leads us to changing our environment.
Well, I don't have time for rabbit holes. There are too many books to read! And frankly, there's nothing I can do about the cause or, considering how wide spread it is, the over all affect.
First of all, it's not personal. At this stage in our evolution, we are riding the ripple effect of things that happened decades or even centuries ago. Butterflies have been flapping their wings since - well, since the first blessed butterfly came into existence. Squirrels have been hoarding, bees have been pollinating, and people have been forging forward - each following their instincts - forever.
I can't go back and undo anything. Not even my choice to live in these tumultuous, anxiety creating times.
So, what can I do? Whether its snowing or sun shining, whether I feel like singing or beating the couch with a swim noodle (yes, seriously. I don't have a good space to shoot pellets at glass, so…) I can love.
Love myself. Love nature. Send love to all the people whose interactions imploded my anxiety - because it's not their fault. It's me. I am the one who is irritated. So I love me again. I love all dimensions of myself.
Do you know how much nicer it feels to send love? Because as within, so without. And the ripples come back. If I feel love, I can send love and there will be love around me. I will create a space that is warm and lovely, that feels comfortable. And I will be more inspired to create/contribute to the beauty outside.
And, it will be just a little easier to deal with the daily uncertainty that is weather.
If I feel anger and frustration and send it out, that is all that is going to surround me. Everuything will feel harsh. And the weather just add to my horrible no good day, regardless of rain or shine.
I like being happy and sparky. My body feels better if the only pain is the one in my biceps because the yoga teacher introduced us to forearm planks today. (seriously? Seriously?!)
Because I think it is all circular anyway. Anxiety causes energetic tension which causes anxiety which causes more energetic tension. This is a cycle I don't want to be a part of.
Wow - you know, I honestly have no idea if this makes the kind of sense I want it to. But I'm going to post it so that I can move on to the next step of thinking about it 😁.
So I hope we all have a lovely day, regardless of the weather and the anxiety, which will create more beautiful days ahead of us.
