“To travel a circle is to journey over the same ground time and time again. To travel a circle wisely is to journey over the same ground for the first time. In this way, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and the circle, a path to where you wish to be. And when you notice at last that the path has circled back into itself, you realize that where you wish to be is where you have already been ... and always were”

Neale Donald Walsch

Perfect for ‘Full Circle’ - An image by Arthur Oglznev from Unsplash

Sometimes we simply need to create some time and space in order to see things clearly.

I have been a bit lost these last few months with my work. Unable to focus or work out which direction I wanted to go in. Literally going around in circles in my mind.

This is not good for anyone and for me it triggered my adrenals to switch into fight or flight, which in turn impacts my lack of thyroid. I found that I became a bit hyper and anxious, and my sleep was disturbed with nightly waking and worrying.

This carried on until I went away on holiday last month and then I was able to see very clearly what had happened. I needed that distance and the time and the space for this to click into place.

Now that my medication has been slightly tweaked and my thyroid levels are making me feel much better, I am in a much more productive and calm space. I have removed all of the uncertainty and the questioning and instead I find myself in a place of peace and acceptance.

I have been working out what is next and making plans and getting organised.

There is so much in the world that is terribly wrong and unjust and it is really hard not to feel really despondent, angry, hopeless to be able help, or just simply totally strung out.

So I have been asking myself what is needed? What do women need at this time? What do I need?

And reflecting with my coach about the meaning of Ikigai.

Ikigai and finding your purpose and calling

So it is with all of this knowledge that I have gone full circle. I have found myself longing to hold a space for others, to ensure that they can feel safe, held and nurtured. So I shall be going back to my roots this Autumn and offering bespoke Aromatherapy treatments.

I feel so excited to have literally found my way back to where my work in this space started. I see this as huge progress as I am now so much better equipped. I have been through so much since I started out learning my Anatomy and Physiology and then my Clinical Aromatherapy. The years between have taught me so much more about the importance of empathy and compassion. The grief, loss and yearnings have shaped and moulded me. Menopause has simultaneously softened me, while also ensuring that I speak my truth and I am therefore stronger, bolder and tolerate less non-sense.

So is it also a good time for you to ask yourself some questions about what comes next?

Where and how do I find you at this time?

What is it that is calling you?

What would you like to let go of?

What needs to change or be included?

What permissions do you need to grant yourself?

“The deepest secret is that life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation. You are not discovering yourself, but creating yourself anew. Seek therefore, not to find out Who You Are, but seek to determine Who You Want to Be.”

Neale Donald Walsch

This is a beautiful message and one that has really inspired me as I was wondering what to write today.

So I am here if you would like to have a chitty chat and see if I can help support you at this time. I can meet you wherever you are and however you are feeling.

I am here to help

Full Circle

Neale Donald Walsch

I have been a bit lost these last few months with my work. Unable to focus or work out which direction I wanted to go in. Literally going around in circles in my mind.

So it is with all of this knowledge that I have gone full circle. I have found myself longing to hold a space for others, to ensure that they can feel safe, held and nurtured. So I shall be going back to my roots this Autumn and offering bespoke Aromatherapy treatments.

So is it also a good time for you to ask yourself some questions about what comes next?

Where and how do I find you at this time?

What is it that is calling you?

What would you like to let go of?

What needs to change or be included?

What permissions do you need to grant yourself?

“The deepest secret is that life is not a process of discovery, but a process of creation. You are not discovering yourself, but creating yourself anew. Seek therefore, not to find out Who You Are, but seek to determine Who You Want to Be.”

Neale Donald Walsch

This is a beautiful message and one that has really inspired me as I was wondering what to write today.

So I am here if you would like to have a chitty chat and see if I can help support you at this time. I can meet you wherever you are and however you are feeling.

“The Universe is made up of stories, not atoms”