Sequoia: healing from the roots up

"Sometimes I pretend to be normal. But then it gets boring. So I go back to being me." Time for a pep talk. This is for me. This is for you. Hello, you. I see you struggling. Let me pep you up a bit. My best advice - Just breathe. Just be here, in your life. I know I repeat this advice a lot. But that is simply because it is so very important. Trust that your life is unfolding, always. It is never stagnant. You will continue to attract like-minded souls, and the experiences you need. It is law. It is life. Enjoy the quiet, and all this delicious time to yourself. You may think you want a partner, but I guarantee, when you have him, there will be times you long for solitude. This is the nature of life and wanting - and the grass is greener syndrome. Life is giving you this time, just as it is. So be here. Revel in it. It is preparing you for whatever comes next. Don't compare yourself to others, darling-heart. They are them. You are you. You do...

Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful stranger. -David Wagoner (Collected Poems) Life is a never ending series of lessons. It becomes much more comfortable (well, comfortable isn't quite the word, maybe fulfilling) when you surrender to these lessons.  One of my life-long lessons is centred around eating and emotional coping as a highly sensitive and creative person. This lesson has been my 'Here' since I first came out of the womb. It has been my powerful stranger, always at the door of my life. Since I was very young, food has been my companion. It has been a source of daily comfort, a constant, accessible friend. And for most of my adult life I have ridiculed my own self for this.  Recently I have been partaking in a wonderful course on intuitive eating called Feast (created and facilitated by Rachel Cole .) In it, she has introduced me to th...