A New Phase
09 Aug 2010 Leave a Comment
in General Tags: allergies, asthma, colour therapy, counselling, digestive ailments, holistic, meridian psychotherapy, phobias, psychotherapy, stress
Its been awhile since I posted here, and in that time I have started a new phase in my life. I have spent so many years trying to do what I thought was the right thing, or what I thought would please others that I have never pursued a career of my own. But with a new baby on my hands, a lack of money, and a lack of work I have had to seriously look at my situation. I have done so many things in a work sense but I have nothing on paper to prove any of it.
So, at long last, I sat down with a piece of paper and made a list of all the things I think I’m good at, all the things I am bad at and all the things others think I’m good at. Then I sat for awhile and thought about what I really wanted to do with my life, for me. I didn’t particularly think of jobs, just what would make me happy and fulfilled. The obvious answer that came up was to write, and that is something I will never give up on, but I wanted something that could help me financially which was a little less hit and miss. My friends have always said I am a great listener, and give good advice, or at the least a balanced viewpoint. One thing that makes me happy is to be able to help people. I am also very intuitive and have had a lifetime of learning in a spiritual sense. To cut a long story short what at last came to me was that I should start some sort of therapy training.
While my baby is still so young I can’t go away on courses and so have had to settle for correspondence methods. My aim is to try and get to workshops as and when I can in the future. But for now I have found two courses that interest me, and fit with what I want to do, and are both accredited to governing bodies for holistic therapies. One is Colour therapy and the other, and actually the one that I find most exciting, is Meridian Psychotherapy.
Colour Therapy can be used expansively to cover all areas of life and has many avenues that I can pursue, but crucially it can be added to the Psychotherapy route to enhance my service. Meridian Psychotherapy is an energy therapy working on set points on the meridian, with a serious of taps, whilst focusing in on emotions that are causing a problem. That is a very simplified version, but it called to me for three reasons. Firstly I have knowledge of meridians, energy centres and Chinese medicine through my Qi Gong work. Secondly I have a keen interest in psychotherapy, something that has drawn me for awhile now. Thirdly the range of problems that the therapy is generally (but not exclusively) used for and works well for, are experienced by a great deal of people today and, I believe, stem from our modern culture. Stress, phobias, asthma, digestive problems and allergies are treated successfully and quickly. Often the client can carry on the treatment themselves meaning that treatment is not prolonged and expensive.
There are many other therapies that I would like to add to Meridian psychotherapy, including Cognitive behaviour and Counselling. At last I have found something that excites me, that I feel confident I can do, and that gives me a great sense of purpose and achievement. Of course it all comes back to just following my intuition. As I have found over the last two years, when I do this everything falls into place around me and life becomes easier. Even the money for the courses appeared when I needed it! I wish I had taken heed twenty years ago!
Why Standing one’s Ground is not the same as Courage.
21 May 2010 1 Comment
in Philosophy Tags: courage, discussion, fear, Philosophy, standing ground
Why Standing one’s Ground is not the same as Courage. (A philosophical arguement).
I recently downloaded a set of free lectures from UCLA on ancient philosophy, something that, if I had the time and money, I would love to study. The first lecture acted as introduction to the course and asked just one question to give an example of the type of topics that would be discussed. It was ‘is standing your ground the same as courage?’ Of course I couldn’t join in the discussion so instead I thought I would write down my thoughts. I stress that these are my ideas and you may have different ones. In the spirit of philosophy hearing different thoughts and arguments would be beneficial so please comment!
Standing one’s ground seems to me to be a physical act of not giving in. There are many reasons for this, and it may be at times courageous to not budge on an issue, but it can also be foolish and brought on by ego rather than any sound thinking or rationalisation. Often we stand our ground through pure stubbornness so as not to admit we are wrong, or through fear that if we give in we may lose material possessions. Sometimes it is a power struggle.
Courage on the other hand comes from a more spiritual perspective. Courage can be displayed through standing one’s ground but it can also be displayed by backing down. Courage is not just about fighting for a cause; courage is a measured yet spiritual display of warrior ship. Courage is a fearlessness to take on difficult situations and fight for the best outcome, whether that is a help or a hindrance to the ego. True courage is from the heart where as standing ones ground comes from the ego. To live a courageous life is often a continuous battle, but one that propels us constantly forward, even if this is not always apparent at the time.
What is the role of fear on courage?
There is a reason why we experience different emotions. They all have something to teach us. Fear is a basic human emotion, instinct even, and should never be thought of as something that weakens you. It should be worked with, looked at from all angles, faced head on. Do not shirk fear! In itself it takes courage to face your fears and work through them, but does fear stop us from being courageous? At times it probably does, but at other times (usually when fear is a primal instinct, rather than a projection of the ego) it is needed to bring your courage to the fore. For example as a mother my basic animal instinct is to protect my children. If someone threatened to hurt them I would feel a vast fear, but the fear would propel me forward to become courageous. Perhaps we are all different in such cases, I can only speak from my own perspective. So perhaps fear is a catalyst to courage?
These are just initial thoughts and I am sure I will add more. Watch this space!
Jack of All Trades Master of None.
21 May 2010 1 Comment
in General
Is it just me or does everyone else start a blog filled with avid inspiration that quickly dwindles when you contemplate how to introduce it to the world? We all want to be read, but who will want to read us? What have I to offer? The excitement of staring at a blank page soon transforms into the fear of rejection. But isn’t that a writers lot?
I have spent sometime listing all the things that I could use my blog for. I am a bit of a ‘Jack of all trades master of none’ and so the list was fairly long. In the end of have decided not to have the nice neat specialised blog that I so admire, but instead to have a chaotic mix of all that is me!
So I am hoping to include posts about motherhood and family life, spirituality, philosophy, poetry, writings, divination, general chit chat and, I expect, the odd emotional outburst. Because that is who I am, and very probably who I always will be.
K.
