Matt Valentine's Blog for Writers and Readers

You may have noticed recently an undercurrent of darkness that may have felt unnerving, frightening and strange. Me too.

Well Monday (6th July) saw a full moon in Cancer and Capricorn which in itself brings issues around personal safety, security and support to the fore. The very next day saw a partial lunar eclipse to bring even more intensity to these issues and general scheme of things. Breathe. Exhale. And let it go.

On the day of the full moon I awoke and thought to myself: 'I've had enough.' There are many facets within my life that this relates to but in the main this meant it was time to close my healing and therapy business of ten years. So I did it there and then. I closed down the website, called the Inland Revenue, Emailed patients and decided I was no longer going to be a whore to the needs of the few.

The time has come to be a healer to the needs of the masses. Where does this process start? With me of course.

It is now time to retreat, recoil, re-evaluate and remind myself of the difference between compassion and what the Tibetans call Idiot Compassion where we give so much of ourselves that there isn't anything left for anyone. Whether that be physical, emotional or financial.

For if I am truly going to help more people and really make a difference, I must first teach myself how to be self-reliant to prevent burn-out and to tend my own garden of souls with the same loving care I will then extend out to others. How that mass healing will take place hasn't yet been revealed to me.

The longest of journeys begins with the smallest step and right now my feet appear to be completely still. Ah.... and it feels good to rest a while...