I've been riding the waves of melancholy for a few weeks now.
Giving myself the permission to be in that space and for as long as I needed to be, rather than pushing myself towards Being Positive, granted me the gift of two powerful insights and a gentle breakthrough. One that I hadn't even realised I needed.
So now I'm ready for the climb.
so important to not hide our shadow side from ourselves, we need it also :)
ReplyDeleteabso100%lutely! :)
DeleteI admire how you embrace the melancholy. I'm sometimes guilty of trying to "stay positive", when it's obvious that's not where my mind wants to be. It's something I need to work on. An uncomfortable feeling, but necessary.
ReplyDeletethere is such amazing things to be found in that dark quiet place.
DeleteI love how you can post such important, heart-felt, thought-provoking posts using so few words. It's a skill.
ReplyDeleteGlad for your insights and the breakthrough. Enjoy the climb!
i appreciate that, more than you'd know.
Deletequietly slipping in to leave some love...
ReplyDeletei've been in a similar place. usually i process through writing but even lately, i've been still. i like to think of it as gestation, marinating in womb-darkness with the promise of life and light. sometimes we are bearing down. i wish you peace as you labor and rest and wait. xo.
yes! we forget the dark was our first place. and returning to any darkness can be womb-like.
Deletelove this. I never thought about allowing myself to be in place that's not upbeat and positive - or rather, giving myself permission to do so. It seems like that would be a beautiful and healthy thing to accept. So glad you are learning and growing through it.
ReplyDeletewe're conditioned, in this era, to believe that wisdom and growth comes only with positivity.
DeleteI believe in being gentle with self, it has taken me a long time though, I used to beat myself up for not 'being positive' all the time as though you could just turn it on like a tap!
ReplyDeleteThis image is really very gentle and relaxing. x
you've granted yourself the melancholy. this is one of the sweetest gifts i've heard to the self.
ReplyDeleteand now...
xo
erin
mmm
ReplyDeleteI love this
allowing...such a gift
something we have forgotten
I am so glad you found it
walk lightly sister...walk lightly
love and light
so nice to see you with the freedom to go for the ride. sometimes we forget to just let ourselves be, allowing ourselves to see the lessons life tries to teach us. happy you were in the moment to see the insights and breakthroughs.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I've been feeling melancholy myself, or just detached. just felt the need to pull away for a bit.
xo
i was thinking you were busy creating :)
Deletesometimes pulling away is essential.
“Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it.” ~Eckhart Tolle
ReplyDeleteSometimes in my dark times trying to be positive is counterproductive. I am focusing way too much on trying not to be something instead of being where I am. There is much art in melancholy, much empathy the world needs both. Embrace your moment whatever it is, know that you are safe. xo
yes, counterproductive. and all that energy spent on trying to something else.
DeleteI know the feeling... same is happening here. Is it the planetary movements? The weather? I don't know..Anyways, I wish you lots of love and health.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to be kind to yourself, you deserve that. :)
thank you. i'm giving myself time to just be, and to read. :)
DeleteI called it the visit of the Black Dog. I guess if feeling depressed gives me a right it's the own to use Mr Churchill's analogy.
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel better. I read that happiness is not about being happy all the time but knowing the bad times go away ;o)
great to hear.
ReplyDeleteso important to accept and just breathe in that place. without forcing ourselves away.
easier said then done. but you seem to have went through to come out on the other side.
I rode it, climbed out after sitting with it for a while, then I think I think I miss-stepped on my way out, because I woke up to find myself in that space again. It comes with some other stuff as well, but once again I find that I have to restrain myself from trying to fix this... I just have to sit and be with this old friend and allow it to just stretch its legs a bit, too know that this part of myself is valued as well...
ReplyDeleteenjoy the climb!