Sacral | Lynx | Vervain
I Take Good Care of Myself.
Lynx brings the power of self-containment and self-care. Have you been the brunt of anger at some point in your life? When we internalize the sword of anger, we often deem ourself unlovable or bad. This can lead to doing things that aren’t good for us and avoiding the things that we know ARE good for us. When we have been objectified by someone else, we are more apt to objectify ourself. Lynx brings the remedy for self-destructive behavior by reminding you to have empathy for yourself.
If you didn’t feel heard as a child, you may be screaming for attention now! Has your inner rebel been showing up? Not having a voice leads to hating being told what to think or what to do. Do you feel that everyone is a hypocrite? Many times we fight for our beliefs because we don’t want to be on the losing team. It takes great strength of heart to admit to being wrong. Embodying empathy means remembering how it feels in another’s shoes.
Maybe you feel your opinions and beliefs are always the right ones, refusing to be open to other’s ideas? The need to be right can cloud our ability to neutrally see everyone’s side. Bringing your heart back into the equation means knowing that you don’t always have to be right and that you can choose love before expressing your truth when it is for the highest good for all. Lynx also reminds you that someone doesn’t have to be wrong for you to be right. Having empathy for yourself means you will have empathy for others. Lynx brings the keys for self-empathy and self-care which are the secrets to sustaining the greatest wealth of all, your physical, mental and emotional well-being.
Bach Flower Essence: Vervain
Key Words: self-empathy and self-care, self-destructive behavior, being right, losing, feeling equal, objectification, lust, opinions and beliefs, turning the sword inward, feeling unlovable, large intestines, IT-band, quadriceps, hamstrings, lymphatic system, adrenal glands, urination, hormone balance
Action Steps:
Observe how you respond to someone’s anger toward you. Do you withhold love from yourself when someone is mad at you? Reflect on when this started. Most likely you will remember a parent that would give you the silent treatment.
Were you raised with or are you healing from narcissistic abuse? Research the many books and videos online. Talk therapy can help you identify your trauma.
Lacking empathy for self can lead to addiction, self-mutilization, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts. Find holistic therapies that help increase self-awareness and self-care.
Make an effort to do good things for yourself and make healthy choices throughout the day. Make sure to pat yourself on the back and notice the good, not just the “bad.”
Do you or have you struggled with binging? Bring empathy into reflecting on the part of you that couldn’t/can’t stop the destructive behavior….observe the shame associated. See what feelings arise and journal.
Practice letting others have their own opinion, allowing for other view-points does not mean you have to change your mind. Release the need to be right.
Avoid over-indulgence by setting healthy limitations for yourself.
Have you been gossiping? Try imagining if you would be able to speak the same words to that person’s face. If the answer is no, practice empathy and think before you speak.
Try a fast.
Do you hate being told what to do? Do you rebel against people’s personal sense of right and wrong because everyone feels like a hypocrite? Reflect on your 14-year-old self and see if you can identify an origin.
Do you “lust” after things? (this can be both sexual or non-sexual) Lust is like a possession or domination over something. Wanting something so badly that you objectify it. Contemplate the concept of lust and how it has affected you.
Have you ever acted out risky behavior? Contemplate if it has shown up for you and how you handled or handle it.
Did you feel without a voice or unheard growing up? Do you still feel that way as an adult? Find a way to create emotional safety to express yourself.
Do you have a constant feeling of not being equal? Like you are an under-dog and you support the under-dogs? Journal about times in your life where you didn’t feel equally treated.
