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Put your troubles in a bubble and float them all away. |
When I first moved to Vancouver (late March '96 - after 5 miserable months in Calgary) my sister, Victoria, and her good friend, Laurie, sometimes hung out with an older and rather eccentric hippy called Wanda-Mae. I only met Wanda-Mae a handful of times but I have the memory of an elephant when it comes to recognizing faces, even years later (often better than I remember them at the time) and have seen W-M a few times around the neighbourhood though I know she'd never remember me personally.
So why does she still come to mind and what the heck does any of this to do with the above random photo? Well, one of the very few things I remember about Wanda-Mae, is an expression she used to use for letting go of things that are weighing on your mind, "Just put it in a balloon and let it float away". So easy to say, I know, but I actually find that her simple visualization really does work, if you let it. Many times I've thought back to it and heard her voice, "Oooh, just put it in a balloon..." Even if you have to use one balloon per problem - simply put them in there, let go...and watch them float away......
And that's what I thought of when I saw this rather enormous bubble down at Kits beach. Admittedly it's not a balloon but I think the imagery still works. Visualize those niggling doubts, fears and anxieties in there, and send them on their way. It may not completely resolve what's bothering you, but it certainly helps lift the weight from your shoulders...and frees up some mental space - if you let it.
So next time your head's spinning with this, that and the other, try to filter out the small stuff. Put your troubles in a bubble...(or a balloon)...and float them all away.
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