Finding Calm In The Storm Of Thoughts - Jan 13

If you ever find yourself caught in a dark, unsettled sea of turbulent thoughts, be gentle with yourself as you navigate through it. In today’s 5 Minutes in Nature, Liz draws a parallel between rip currents at sea and the experience of being pulled into stormy thoughts and emotions. This is a message of hope: even in moments of mental distress, you can find your way back to calmer waters.

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Thanks 🙏🏼 Liz
A riptide is a great metaphor
The state of the world, environment can be overwhelming for an empath/sensitive Soul.
It is a lovely gift you gave your friend by just listening to and being there for her whilst she is in her dark night of the Soul.

It is true… we can’t make people better. They are in a process that contains its own time.
We can do little acts of kindness.
After the shootings here at Bondi Beach, a woman and her 2 young sons stopped me whilst I was walking along and gave me a little gift which was 2 tea-lights and a little Challah bread in a packet with a gentle message about sharing.
I was moved by this little act of kindness from a stranger. She was Jewish and had more to be grieving about than I did, yet she had gone out with her 2 young sons and basket of little gifts and approached strangers walking along the footpath.
I thought , I have nothing to be in a dark place about when she is acting kind in the face of evilness on her community.
I thought it was lovely also how she had her 2 young sons with her , teaching them to be kind also, even in the face of tradgedy.
She was also brave to approach strangers at such a time when she had no idea on their views.
A bit off the track of your friends situation but I wanted to share that with you as I feel you have the capacity to comprehend its sensitivity.
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I once got caught in a rip tide with my daughter as a teenager while kayaking in the sea. After half an hour of fighting to get back in to shore at a right angle, I remembered what the owner said that you could let yourself drift back along the shore (he didn’t warn about the rip tide - grr!) and we tried to paddle diagonally and were coming closer but she was tired so we ended up being rescued by a lifeguard. It was a great lesson in keeping my head, staying calm and not panicking. Life has felt very turbulent lately and this was a good reminder to go with the rip tide of life until it settles down. Thank you 🌊🙏🏻