My craniosacral therapy sessions, whether I'm working with a client or having my own treatment, are about body and mind. So when I become aware of tension in the body, I might also wonder about the underlying cause. I was talking with my therapist about how quiet things were in my office job that week - very unusual. This led onto speculation about " what if...." and "I hope it doesn't carry on like this because...." As I finished my ramblings my therapist just said "wait and see". A pretty obvious comment but something about it noticeably settled me. Hm. Wait on what?
Most of us don't like waiting. It reminds me of waiting for the school bus on a dark Autumn afternoon, when I really wanted to get home for my beans on toast. If we're not even sure that what we're waiting for will turn up, it can lead to anxiety, frustration or disappointment. The thoughts we have lead to feelings, or emotions, and emotions stimulate nerve impulses, produce biochemicals and affect muscular tension. To maintain flowing, healthy energy we must take care not to trigger the stress response with our mind's wanderings. Once we recognise defeatist thoughts, we can acknowledge them but then turn towards our resources. It's better to focus on goals, successes and victories that keep our hopes and visions on track.
There's a well known verse in the Book of Isaiah that says They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. So rather than letting our waiting become a weight of dissatisfied or agitated emotions, it can be turned into a time of rest and strengthening. Take time to reflect on how far you've come and the obstacles and gaps that you overcame along the way. Remember that your soul was once drawn to an egg on your journey into conception. That egg had to float across the space between the ovary and fallopian tube, like a hot air balloon but without flame jets. You made it. That verse goes on to say They shall rise up with wings like eagles. Eagles wait, then spread their wings to catch the currents, just like your egg did when you came into embodiment. So be ready, be prepared, watch and have faith. It's OK to relax. It's OK to enjoy where you are at the moment. Know that you can trust in the process of change. Be safe and content right where you are. Settle back into the comfort of all the good things around you and simply wait and see.......
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Wait and See