Darkness is my friend

It's a good thing to remember when you are in the middle of darkness. It is a friend. A part of the transformation to the next step or the next understanding. The first thing is to feel it out - is this me / or have I absorbed some feelings from someone else?
At the moment I know quite a few people, including myself, who are having to face up to our own self care. Sometimes we find everyone is arguing. Or that everything we try to progress becomes like walking through treacle. When it's like this try to detach.  Let the process evolve, but try not to fight it! Or as little as possible. Take some time out. Look for the hints of where it's been going wrong, so we can make the small corrections needed. It's good to have a First Aid kit ready to deal with that in advance - so we can have some strategies ready to go. So what helps, what works? A bath/shower? A trip? A movie? Talking with friends? A reiki session? Writing? Have a think - decide what is good for us. 

Whatever happens remember it will pass. It's ok to have a natural pause. Like winter, eventually spring will return. There's no need to fight the ebb and flow of the creative seasons. A way forward will emerge.

Taking a few deep breaths is always the first thing I (try to remember to) do when something goes wrong. Even if getting upset, or reacting without thinking, may be my spontaneous response thought – I have learned that stepping back from the issue at hand to access the situation works much better. And a few deep breaths allows me to do just this. Breathing brings you back to the present. I have found being present is very grounding, which really helps me when something goes awry; it reminds me I am still alive in this moment (and breathing). Breathing also helps me when I feel overwhelmed or have too much on my mind.