Bitter

I'm flowing. Toppling over the precipice...PMS giving way to release. The words and moods and realities of others swoop in and away. I'm just riding it out. And I will try to keep my mouth shut while I do.

I am learning to speak truth without fear. Intuit without inhibition of the interpretation of others.

But, PMS talk...I don't know...it's isolating. A hormonal firewall thrown up that singes anyone who approaches. The thing about fire though...it is sacred. Cleansing. It will go beyond wiping that damn slate clean...it will burn the slate down to ashes and Brother Wind will blow those ashes away.

What phoenix rises up out of the fire this month?

Well, JJ for one. I just bought some of their music off of iTunes. I am turning up my music loud today. I need something to become one with. I guess I need some raising up out of the fire.

The bitter that I mention in the title... Bitter taste is associated with the Heart in TCM. A few minutes ago I took a swig of Cold Prevention Tea with honey. Something I drink nearly every day. Well, this mouthful brought with it a jolt and thumped right back into my body because it left a seriously bitter taste on my tongue. (That has never happened before!)

My Heart is out of balance.

The Liver is "the mother" of the Heart. Liver friendly foods: vinegar, lemon, garlic, ginger, plum, Goji berries, bamboo shoots, eggplant, bee pollen, fennel, lotus, broccoli rabe.

And practicing. Practicing always helps.

Flipping through my Dragon's Way notes, interesting...the associated element of the Heart is Fire. And the associated sense organ is the Tongue. The associated emotion is Joy...hence the strong desire to become one with the Music.

Learning how to heal myself in this way is fun...and calming.

Peace and love y'all.

(The video is unavailable to share from YouTube at the moment so here are the lyrics to JJ's Me and Dean)

Someday, I know we'll meet again
Without knowing exactly when
Until then; take care of yourself, my friend

If you tell it to my heart
Where would you start
With a truth we shared
Or the lies that drove us apart

If you tell it to my heart
Where would you start
With a truth we shared
Or the lies that drove us apart

If you tell it to my heart
Where would you start
With a truth we shared
Or the lies that drove us apart

Heart...just tell it to my heart