Roots of Rowan Healing

05/04/2023

I love these quotes ♥️

31/12/2022

Healing makes you stronger ♥️
But it needs time

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My dad and I once had a disagreement over him using the adage "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

I said, "That's just not true. Sometimes what doesn't kill you leaves you brittle and injured or traumatized."

He stopped and thought about that for a while. He came back later, and said, "It's like wood glue."

He pointed to my bookshelf, which he helped me salvage a while ago. He said, "Do you remember how I explained that, once we used the wood glue on them, the shelves would actually be stronger than they were before they broke?"

I did.

"But before we used the wood glue, those shelves were broken. They couldn't hold up s**t. If you had put books on them, they would have collapsed. And that wood glue had to set awhile. If we put anything on them too early, they would have collapsed just the same as if we'd never fixed them at all. You've got to give these things time to set."

It sounded like a pretty good metaphor to me, but one thing I did pick up on was that whatever broke those shelves, that's not the thing that made them stronger. That just broke them. It was being fixed that made them stronger. It was the glue.

So my dad and I agreed, what doesn't kill you doesn't actually make you stronger, but healing does. And if you feel like healing hasn't made you stronger than you were before, you're probably not done healing. You've got to give these things time to set.

30/11/2022

The glorification of busy will destroy us.

Without space for healing, without time for reflection, without an opportunity to surrender, we risk a complete disconnect from the authentic self.

We burn out on the fuels of wilfulness, and eventually cannot find our way back to center.

And when we lose contact with our core, we are ripe for the picking by the unconscious media and other market forces.

After all, consumerism preys on the uncentered.

The farther we are from our intuitive knowing, the more easily manipulated we are.

The more likely we are to make decisions and affix to goals that don’t serve our healing and transformation.

To combat this, we have to form the conscious intention to prioritize our inner life.

To notice our breath, our bodies, our feelings.

To step back from the fires of overwhelm and remember ourselves.

It may feel counter-intuitive in a culture that is speed-addicted, but the slower we move, the faster our return home.

—Jeff Brown

art | Harry Watson (1871-1936) Girl in a Tree
Midwives of the Soul

30/11/2022

Brocken spectre from Leuchatsbeath woodland this morning!
Get out into nature to soothe your soul.

23/11/2022

More vision board workshops coming in January 2023!
Join us & begin to create the life of your dreams 💖

15/11/2022

Still a few spaces in my Create Your Life Vision Board Workshop this Saturday.
PM for details 😊

14/11/2022

31/10/2022

I’m running a Vision Board workshop!
Saturday 19th November in Cowdenbeath.
Pm me your email if you’d like to know more & I’ll send details.

10/10/2022

Message me for details of how I can help you, or to book a free initial consultation.

20/05/2022

Healing is definitely a journey ♥️