The Balance of Mabon - March 2021
"Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress." ~Melody Beattie Kia ora whānau. The 20th of March saw Mabon, the autumn equinox - when the day and night are of equal length and balance prevails. I would dearly love to say the quote above exactly reflects my new-found approach to life but I'd be lying. In many ways I'm as unbalanced as always, but I'm working towards owning my shit and allowing other folks to own theirs. This month has been great - taking a break from the conventional medical treatments meant I could explore some unconventional ones. I also returned to work and to running, and felt almost normal again. I even went to a concert! Crowded House weathering with us Balancing that freedom was the ever-present hum of waiting for an oncology ...