06/01/2021
Is not weaknesses to seek for help but is courage 🥰
Ask yourself how are you feeling today? 🌹
Overwhelmed? A very popular and successful online health and exercise teacher, Joe Wicks (The Body Coach) posted a live chat today to express how saddened he was by the news of the latest lockdown in the UK. He was tearful thinking of the families who are struggling. His humanity and sensitivity to the problems so many are facing had echoes for him too from his own childhood experience. He was also demonstrating that being open about unhappy emotions is okay, even when those feelings are overwhelming.
Humanitarians with high sensitivity can feel compromised by the intensity of what is happening around them. Elm is an important remedy, and it’s also worth exploring other flowers too such as Walnut to help stop being absorbing too much from the external environment and Aspen for hyper-alert emotional states - which may not be immediately obvious in the moment. There will also be other subtleties of emotions that are specific to the individual, in this example, Honeysuckle may be another possibility.... and there is scope to add up to 7 Bach flowers into one mix.
Reaching out and asking for the help you need is not a weakness. It takes courage. I hope Joe Wick’s example will encourage others to give voice to their feelings too. And for those of you who know how the Bach flower remedies can help, please do spread the word and open the door so that others can discover more.
What are your experiences of Elm or Aspen? 🌺