Introduction
“To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything, is to succumb to the violence of our times.”― Thomas Merton
In our world, crammed with information and activity, you may feel the need for some respite. I created the Daily Balm messages to flow soothing energy and kindness into your daily round and am now gathering them into monthly collections, and this one is from November 2021.
With much love from our home to yours.
Jane
1 November 2021 – Life’s Journey
Life can be hard.
Please take the time to look after yourself.
Even the smallest drops of self-care
Add up to love.
2 November 2021 – Wonder
Looking at life with wonder
We can ask questions...
3 November 2021 – Flowing Over
Life's flow is constant...
Yet there is so much
We can simply
Allow to flow over us.
4 November 2021 – Following the Warmth
Sunflowers are clever as
They follow the sun.
Nurturing and following our warmth
Is such a loving thing to do.
5 November 2021 – Bashing a Bit Off
'Bashing a bit off'.
A great saying and a helpful one.
It comes from Fred Dibnah and Tim shared it with me.
The road meanders
Yet if we keep
'Bashing a bit off'
We'll get there on each project.
6 November 2021 – Life’s Flow
Life can rush us along...
We can choose to slow it down.
7 November 2021 – We Do Not Stand Alone
We do not stand alone...
Reach out
Help is at hand.
8 November 2021 – The Pressure of ‘To Do’ Lists
When the grass is high
Our 'To Do' lists can feel overwhelming.
The cosiness of our life is still here
The view is still here
You are still here.
9 November 2021 – Taking Time to Sit
No matter what is going on
No matter how things are...
Taking time to sit
Is a gift.
10 November 2021 – Golden Moments in Life
If you can meander sometimes
If you can let go of the rudder...
Life gifts golden moments.
Sparks of love.
11 November 2021 – Comfort
Comfort yourself...
Treat yourself...
Love yourself.
12 November 2021 – Step by Step
Step by step
You climb your hills
And pause to rest in your valleys.
13 November 2021 – Magic Circle
You have a magic circle around you.
You choose who is in your circle.
14 November 2021 – Life’s Sparkle
Joy can be found in the simplest of moments:
Birdsong.
The smile of a loved one.
Laughter.
15 November 2021 – Dead End
Even if you reach the end.
Turn around and look
At the view on the other side.
Walk back.
No journey is ever wasted.
16 November 2021 – Inspiration in the Sky
Glancing up at the sky
The Geese support each other.
17 November 2021 – Finding Hidden Treasure
A quiet mind
Holds hidden treasure.
18 November 2021 – Playing
There is joy
In taking time
To play.
19 November 2021 – Laughter is Magic Energy
Magic and loving energy
Flows with laughter.
What a gift.
20 November 2021 – Greatest Strengths
Flexibility and fluidity
These are great strengths.
21 November 2021 – Sometimes You Get Stuck
Sometimes you can get stuck...
It is alright to pause for a while.
Rest up.
Till enough change flows through
And a new breeze carries you on.
22 November 2021 – Take a Pause
Time to be...
Just you
The gift of rest
And pause
To breath.
23 November 2021 – Writing Letters
When my daughter was little my Mum gifted me a recipe notebook.
I opened it at the weekend to find my Great Granny's Marmalade recipe.
It was full of treasures.
Letters and recipes shared with love from many
Spread across years.
24 November 2021 – Keeping House
The joy of
Keeping House.
25 November 2021 – Roaming
In nature,
Roaming with friends.
Is such fun...
26 November 2021 – Being Heard
Loving peace...
From being seen
And heard.
27 November 2021 – Comfortable with Change
By quietening the inner fear voice
You have the peace to explore new pathways.
28 November 2021 – Each Day Holds Magic
A new day
Holds the gift of peace and magic.
A quiet mind
Gifts space to feel it.
29 November 2021 – Order Helps
Order
Supports and nurtures.
Laying your hand on what you need
When you need it.
30 November 2021 – Ancestral Love
Love from
Those who have passed before
Is there
In all your colours.
© Copyright Jane Sturgeon 2021
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