The Snail & the Bicycle!

I’ve been in A&E early this morning!

Wearing my bright tropical fruit themed pyjamas (now there’s a vision for you)! :D

Mr G had a dramatic start to the day.

He launched himself off his bicycle on the way to work!

It could have been a lot worse,

he has fractured (in the best way apparently) his wrist & a bit more surface stuff that I won’t share incase you’re squeamish!

Anyway, he is going to be fine so that is a relief & we are very thankful.

This morning’s incident has inspired me to write this blog.

Mr G is such a trooper bless him, very resilient & ever positive.

He is physically fit, has boundless energy & does an outstanding job in a demanding role.

I am often encouraging him to slow down a bit.

He doesn’t need as much balance as I do at the moment

(and that’s important to share because we do not all need the same levels)

but we do all need a bit.

So, moving on from my Mr G, as my morning muse,

he has provided the perfect platform for me to talk about my relationship with impatience.

Just so you know, he is at home resting & I am taking care of him (another reason I am thankful for being self-employed).

In the culture we live in, slowing down & having patience can be something many of us find difficult.

I get it, because the former version of me, was a very impatient one!

I realise now, having been through a transformational few years,

that I previously lived in a state of rush, high expectation & inner pressure.

My MO was to force, push, grind, hustle, make it happen!

Rest was a foreign concept (probably one for the weak…yes that was my faulty mindset)!

I still have an ability to make things happen & I can be a force of nature when it comes to determined action,

but it doesn’t come from the same place & I now balance it with going with the flow & having faith in the universe at large & the cosmic order of life.

It doesn’t come from needing to be enough…& that’s what impatience is often about!

Not having enough (time, money, resources, love, whatever),

Not being enough.

Impatience stems from a limited belief orientated around lack & scarcity & it is incredibly common.

Impatience is huge focus on what is missing, what is not there yet & not happening fast enough.

Speed is a drug. ;)

The drive to be productive can come from an abundant place of pure passion & purpose

OR a place of lack & stress that we are not going to be do or have everything that make us feel OK, safe & secure.

Although it is natural, we can really struggle to be in peace, flow, rest & relaxation, stillness, presence, receiving, allowing, accepting, calm, non-action & trust.

There are times the universe will intervene to slow us down; at the point we have no choice.

An invitation to let someone else take care of us or to take care of our own needs,

Permission to be let off the hook of responsibility & relentless demands.

Yesterday, I took 5 minutes for a meditation.

Today I will take more,

because when I meditate, life works out better & I feel better,

but I still need to remind myself, after all these years,

because my energy is coming back now & I’m excited to do more which is a welcome feeling, but I must be in balance!

When I meditated, a message came through in the form of a Snail. :)

I see a lot of animals in my meditations (amongst a variety of other things) because they are symbolic / archetypes.

I knew what this meant….slow down.

OK, I listen to these wonderful intuitive messages now,

but when I first began to have psychic experiences,

I thought they just couldn’t be real because my mind related to logical, practical stuff not this “weirdo” world! :D

I took the message & cancelled the plans I had made for the next day (today).

I was due to attend a networking event, but I sent my apologies

(ps I am not a ‘flake’ so it isn’t natural for me to go against my word, but this was a loose arrangement & more than acceptable).

How interesting that given the unexpected turn of events this morning, I wouldn’t have made it anyway! :O

My original plan was to invite other people & take them with me – good job I didn’t bother or that would have been more re-arranging.

The snail reminded me of a few months ago,

when I found myself rushing…it’s a habit I had been training myself out of for a few years.

I soon got the message to pack that right in!

I went to empty the compost bin in the garden, going too quickly, I tripped & hit the ground!

From standing to flat on my face, chin on the concrete, in seconds!

Without giving you TMI, having put on quite a lot of weight through the years of my depression from 2021 – 2024, I at least had padding! :D

Namely two giant airbags that were probably my saving grace! :D ;)

It was a Cosmic Slap!  

I knew it straight away!

I got up, got over the shock pretty quicky & dusted myself off.

The compost bin had flown open mid fall, so I emerged from the grass, sprinkled in coffee granules & banana skin – mmmm lovely!

I told my youngest daughter as I stumbled through the door.

She is not the tea & sympathy type and said ‘oh dear’ without looking up! :D

I knew that was a sign too….get on with it & don’t be a martyr about it!  

So I did, I knew I was fine, I knew it was a reminder.

I had a telling off from the universe (or my higher self who knows better - mmmmmm hmmmmmm daaaamn right)!

Thank you, I needed it!

A handy reminder that rushing IS a Fool’s game.

Rushing often doesn't get us anywhere faster & it does nowt for a positive vibrational state.

Prior to having the spiritual awakening I never wanted lol,

in my sceptical bubble & spiritual ignorance, I rushed all the time!

I was incredibly impatient, with myself mostly.

Frustration is a bed fellow of Impatience & when these two hold hands, it speaks to supressed anger.

The kind of anger that stems from thinking that pushing & forcing & going as fast as you can & doing as much as you can is the way to live.

It comes from a place of not being enough.

From a place of needing to be productive to be worthy.

Naturally (pah ha - for my newly found inner mystic anyway!) I drew a card after this fall to clarify.

I developed a most unexpected love affair with Tarot in Lockdown.

I had time on my hands & nothing urgent given that my clients (all business owners at the time) were busy managing chaos.  

It’s been such a powerful tool for me ever since,

a major part of my healing process in my darkest times of depression,

& now a source of joy, insight, guidance & fun.

I know I am meant to share it & teach about it, because it is utterly crazy that this ancient wisdom & incredible personal development tool has been sidelined.

I have reverence for it too, I have reverence for the spiritual intelligence as it is undeniable to me now that this exists & we can tap into it, in fact we are meant to!

Anyhow, back to the point,

after I resurrected myself from the dirt & dusted myself off,

the card I shuffled out was the Chariot.

In this particular deck of cards, the Chariot is indeed a Snail (see photo)! :D

A very clear message to slow down!!

I smiled. A Cosmic Wink! Thank you, I hear ya!!

The Chariot is about movement / motion & is generally represented by a vehicle of some description…a bike, a car, horse drawn carriage. Or an animal that is moving),

in this case, demonstrating power in a slower journey.

The Chariot also means that victory is assured,

but we must be aligned & trust the process.

We will get to the finish line, but that’s not where the greatest learning is.

I wasn’t expecting to write this blog today….however, I did draw the Page of Swords this morning which is all about welcoming in new creative ideas!!

You can’t make this stuff up, it’s flipping brilliant! :D

Here’s a few other things the Snail symbolises incase you feel you need a dose of it’s medicine today:

·      Taking the path of least resistance

·      Moving upwards without losing your balance

·      Reminds us that faster is not always better

·      Celebrate your victories & wins, however small,

·      Enjoy the journey & all you can about the process.

·      Do you feel uplifted by what you are doing & the way you are doing it?

Patience is one of the fundamental qualities in the Sage Archetype within the Earth  element in my Spiritual Intelligence model Elemental Leadership®.

I shall share more on this soon, but for now, I have another FREE Online Thrive Workshop coming up.

THIS TIME HOWEVER, I shall invite you to have PATIENCE as one of your 3 Words for 2025….so we can explore the value of this together.

You are most welcome to join me!

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Would you love to discover more about Tarot – my favourite personal development tool!

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Good Vibes & Thank you for reading, Amanda G 

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