Balance Body and Mind
Aromatherapy Consultant and Complementary Therapist
Take a moment- to relax, recharge and reset your day
Overnight all colour has been stolen leaving behind a lacklustre world that is devoid of all its autumnal splendour. My morning walk brings new sensations as I step into unchartered territory. The air, normally filled with the tuneful melodies of birds as they forage for their breakfast, is eerily silent. Friendly trees, that usually welcome me with a breathtaking paint palette of colours, loom threateningly out of the mist like villains from old black and white movies.
Minuscule droplets of water cling to my face and clothes soaking me and allowing a cold chill to seep into my skin. Primeval instincts trigger putting me on high alert in this alien world where I can only see a metre or so in front of me. With each uphill step a weight seems to descend on me as though the mist that is shrouding everything is made of lead.
I want to turn back. To be safe and warm at home. Fighting this urge, I continue and am rewarded with a miracle. Suddenly, the cloud changes from heavy grey to pure white then to swirls through which the sun can shine. Blue skies, warming sunshine and a world that’s clean, bright and fresh appears before my eyes.
Lightness and happiness returns as birds sing and sheep lazily graze in the fields. The distant hills take on an autumnal purple hue in the beautiful bright sunshine. Looking back, the valley is hidden by pristine white fluffy clouds, a protective layer of cotton wool that is keeping the inhabitants safe and warm like a blanket.
As I take in the contrast of how the valley looks from here and what it is really like to be in the shrouds of mist, I realise nature is showing me that things are not always how they seem from the outside. To coin a well known phrase, “we must be careful not to judge a book by its cover.”
Balance Body and Mind 
Another thought provoking post. An ever changing natural world and weather can calm or uplift and redirect our thoughts and emotions.
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