There has been so much anger, rage, grief and fear being released here in Australia due to the bush fires. I have had many conversations with different people around what they are feeling and what they can do in this time and what it all means.
Something that we can do and is really important is to take personal responsibility for our self-care and for the energy we are bringing and emitting in each moment. From this place of responsibility we can then take action where we are called.
I have found myself crying many times and being sucked into the fear and rage.
I have been so fucking angry.
I have been so scared for my fellow Australians.
I have been feeling Guilty.
Guilt over where I live and being safe. Guilt over not being able to help more. Guilt that this was happening to good people.
Scrolling through social media and fuelling that pain and discomfort I was feeling and putting that energy out into the collective
It is hard to sit in that discomfort and upset when you are seeing you fellow brothers and sisters in such pain.
But how was this helping?
I am responsible for my heart and my life.
What energy was I putting out into the collective? More fear? More anger?
Me being hysterical and fearful was not helping.
I stopped scrolling and have limited my social media.
I upped my self-care, and meditated and journaled and took magnesium.
Looking after myself is not being selfish, but essential for my own mental health and what I can do moving forward.
My life, my responsibility.
I ground my energy.
I connected to the earth.
I donated money.
We are in a marathon, not a sprint. People are going to need ongoing support, which means we all have to look after ourselves, so that we can look after those that need it.
Please don’t underestimate how powerful you are and the energy you send out, which only you are responsible for.
You truly are magnificent.
