Return To Baseline

 

It makes a lot of sense when you hear that you're "back to normal" after going through a really tough time of feeling out of control and overwhelmed. It's like you've temporarily returned to a more familiar and comfortable place before the next cycle of challenges begins.

This cycle of going through intense experiences followed by periods of calm is a normal part of the healing journey, especially when dealing with deep-rooted trauma. It happens in a repeating pattern of ups and downs.

During the intense times, it can feel like you're being completely overwhelmed and falling apart. All the old feelings of fear, hopelessness, and losing stability come rushing back, making it seem like you've gone backward. It can be disorienting and make you feel like you're regressing.

But these difficult times, even though they're overwhelming, actually offer you opportunities to experience yourself in new ways. They shake things up and help you let go of old patterns while bringing back parts of yourself that you've pushed away. Even though it's hard to understand when you're in the midst of it, these experiences ultimately help you become more whole and stable.

Now that you've gone through that intense cycle and returned to a more stable place, you might notice that you've grown and become more grounded in your body. This isn't just going back to how things were before, but it's finding a new sense of stability that incorporates what you've learned from the challenges. It's like resting in a stronger foundation before the next cycle begins.

From this place of finding stability again, you can realize that the upheavals you went through weren't setbacks. You're not going backward or relapsing; instead, you're constantly moving forward and expanding into a greater sense of yourself. The intense times shake things up and the stable periods allow you to integrate what you've learned.

There's a comforting truth here - your healing journey follows a natural rhythm of expansion and contraction, always moving toward your wholeness. The difficult times you've experienced, as hard as they were, aren't wasted. They're actually a part of the process of being reborn into your next level of growth.

So embrace this "return to normal" with a sense of ease. Take this time to recharge and recognize how your persistence and bravery through these cycles are shaping you into a stronger and more radiant version of yourself. The shamanic process of healing reveals this truth, and it's something to honor and celebrate.