Essences that Bring
that Puppy Energy Back into Your Heart
©2008 by Wendy J. Stevens of Garden Plum Enterprises
Do you have a feeling of heaviness in your heart? Are you bored, tired, and can't seem to find that enthusiastic energy you used to have? It's no laughing matter, this thing called life. If you are seeking to live the philosophy Life is Good, here are three flower essences that bring back a buoyancy to the soul which helps us to rise above, rather than sink into the weight of discouragement.
BORAGE: A good first step in reclaiming your youthful buoyancy would be to take Borage flower essence. It helps us gain back our young feelings of enthusiasm that have been thwarted by grief, death and dying experiences, mid-life crisis, menopause, and other life throes. Look at a picture of the flower borage -- it looks enthusiastic with those puppy fur hairs standing on end, exuding puppy dog energy. In fact, many people have used Borage successfully with their pets who seem to have lost their puppy dog zeal also. A few drops in your pet's water will be their tails wagging again!
CHESTNUT BUD: Often times as we set to achieve life goals, we reach roadblocks and hurdles that prevent us from reaching those life goals. Why is it sometimes difficult to reach a set goal? In some cases, obstacles appear because the Universe wants us to gain wisdom before we can achieve the goals we have set. In a nutshell, we are not ready for the goals we set, and so we do not attain these goals until we have attained the wisdom necessary to not only reach the goals we set, but to be able to handle what they bring. Here are a few simple examples:
"I want to lose weight". Will you be able to handle what a new slim body and new healthy eating habits will bring? Are you ready for a new identity, one that will attract new things?
"I want buy a house". Will you be able to maintain a yard? To pay for insurance? To pay taxes? To fix the plumbing?
"I want to have a baby". Are you ready to care for someone else over your career? Have you addressed issues with your own parents? Are you healed and ready to create another being?
The above scenarios are very simple and stereotypical scenarios... but they give a birdseye view of the soul lessons the Universe is waiting for you to learn before goals can be reached and new levels of awareness can be attained. Chestnut Bud helps us when we get into those stuck places. Those stuck patterns. At that time when we are standing here scratching our heads, wondering what we are doing wrong, Chestnut Bud helps to gently allow us to see karmic lessons, patterns, and wisdom so that we can jump over life hurdles and continue on an upward journey.
YERBA SANTA: Suppose the sorrow you are feeling goes deeper, perhaps because of painful losses. We all deal with intense sadness and grief in different ways. We would do anything to get rid of it; ignore it, stuff it away, hold onto it, wear it like a badge... the pain can be so intense that we are physically and spiritually impaled. Yerba Santa flower essence is used for treating the feeling of your soul being hollowed out by these intense emotions. In some cases, a deep inner sadness develops within the physical heart. Experiencing intense emotions is a learning part of life. Flower Essences offer their gentle wisdom in learning and healing from these darker life experiences. Yerba Santa assists in gently reopening the heart, releasing sadness and freeing the soul.
Experiencing intense emotions is a learning part of life. Flower Essences offer their gentle wisdom in learning and healing from these darker life experiences. Yerba Santa assists in gently reopening the heart, releasing sadness and freeing the soul.
These are just three of the many flower essences that can help you overcome emotions that burden your soul and continuously crop up to prevent you from growing. When you feel fulfilled, happy and positive, you tend to enjoy better health. You get more out of life and can give more to your friends and family. However, emotional traumas and life stress can make it difficult to maintain a consistent, positive mental attitude. Flower Essences can help support you in doing that.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Wendy Joy Stevens is an herbalist, Reiki Master, and Certified Flower Essence Practitioner. She founded Garden Plum Enterprises with the goal of creating a "resting spot" for women, and a "thoughtful spot" for girls. Wendy has her bachelor's degree in Business Management and has been working in the high tech internet sector for 8 years. After nearly a decade of working for dot.coms, and confronting women's issues head-on in the man's tech world, Wendy decided that it was time to utilize the Internet for a "good" cause. The entire web site is created in an effort to promote positive energy to both women and girls. She currently lives in Weare, NH with her husband, son and her chocolate lab, Weavie.
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