The storms in life

Posted : 19 August 2023

The last month and a half has been chaos around me. Marriage and custody issues. Convicted felons and utter disappointment and disgust all around me and within me. It seems that I was not the only one picking up on this, and the question lingered in my mind: why?

The only logical conclusion I could come to was the seasons once again, and it seems that it is a recurring theme in my life. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is now that odd time between winter and spring, where everything is showing the urge to start the summer, and yet everything feels in flux. Not warm, not cold, but just floating. That immense time of change. And maybe it is the optimist in me that is saying: “These storms will pass, and something more beautiful will emerge.”

The sad part of all this is, that now words can ease these situations in the person affected by this chaos, yet the chaos in one's life is needed to transform something bad into something good.

The Rune Hagalaz comes to mind thinking back on these last few weeks. The way this Rune was shown to me, was the total destruction of a field of crops by the hail, to fall to the ground and nourish the earth as it melts, to spring forth better crops. Hagalaz is crude and violent, yet needed in life. This reflection is however not about the Rune though, but if you would like a writing on this Rune, please let me know.

The point that I want to get across is that sometimes something totally destructive is needed for growth. It provides a time to reflect, reassess and change. This is the cycle of this existence.

Dear friend and reader, I know that my words will not take away the feeling of despair, but I hope that they will help you see that there will be a good outcome at the end of the day. There always is. No storm lasts infinitely. Take the action needed now, and you will get out on the other side with more wisdom and insight.

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