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Ever watched water flow around obstacles instead of trying to push through them? There's profound wisdom in water's adaptability that we can apply to our own lives.
Water doesn't force its way through life; it adapts, shapes itself to circumstances, and finds the path of least resistance. The river doesn't relocate when facing challenges – it simply continues flowing, adjusting its course as needed. By observing how water flows around obstacles rather than forcing its way through, we can learn to move through our lives with less attachment and greater adaptability.
Key talking points in this episode include:
• Water teaches us to be less attached and move with more ease through life
• Sometimes we need to swim upstream, but often we benefit from flowing with the current
• "The river doesn't move, it just flows" – a reminder to adapt rather than resist
• Taking a pause when needed is part of respecting our natural rhythms and energy
• Cancer season (a water sign) encourages working with emotional and intuitive flows
Journaling prompts for the week: Ask yourself what water body you would be right now – a gentle stream, crashing ocean, rushing river, or still lake? What wisdom might that particular water form have to teach you? Where in your life could you release stickiness and find more flow?
Join me on this exploration of fluidity, adaptability, and the gentle power of surrender. Subscribe to Your Heart Magic for weekly inspiration at the intersection of psychology, spirituality, and heart wisdom.
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Your Heart Magic is a space where heart wisdom, spirituality, and psychology meet. Enjoy episodes centered on mental health, spirituality, personal growth, healing, and well-being. Featured as one of the best Heart Energy and Akashic Records Podcasts in 2024 by PlayerFM and Globally Ranked in the top 5% in Listen Notes.
Dr. BethAnne Kapansky Wright is a Licensed Psychologist, Spiritual Educator, and Akashic Records Reader. She is the author of Small Pearls Big Wisdom, the Award-Winning Lamentations of the Sea, its sequels, and several books of poetry. A psychologist with a mystic mind, she weaves perspectives from both worlds to offer holistic wisdom.
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Chapters
1. Welcome to Water Wisdom (00:00:00)
2. Breaking the Mold and Self-Permission (00:01:40)
3. Water Wisdom from Small Pearls (00:03:03)
4. Learning to Flow Like a River (00:05:27)
5. Cancer Season and Water Energy (00:09:00)
6. Reflections and Weekly Journaling Prompts (00:11:40)
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