Life Sometimes Comes to a Halt: What My Ankle Injury Taught Me

I've done it... Yesterday, through carelessness, I twisted my ankle badly and suffered a minor fracture.

“No way... from just this?”
It was such an anticlimactic event that I couldn't help but think that.

I can walk, but long trips might be impossible.
For a while, I won't be able to move as I'd like.

At first, the feeling of “Why now?”
welled up inside me.

It felt as if I had been suddenly told to STOP.

Feeling a bit restless,
I decided to pull a synchronicity card.

“What is the meaning behind this injury?”

The card that came up was,

Color: White
Message: Shine of Flower

At first, I thought White meant “restart.” But I have just started new chapters in both my work and home life.

“What else is there to restart?”
I couldn't find the answer.

In the midst of this, I suddenly realized that
the place I fractured wasthe 'ankle'.

It is said that the feet symbolize
the path and foundation of life.
And the ankle is an important place for changing direction
and maintaining balance.

“If that's the case, perhaps this isn't a command to stop, buta time to adjust how I walk.”

When I was able to think that way, my interpretation of the White card changed.

The meaning contained in White is

And onto that, “Shine of Flower” is layered.

Flowers do not force themselves to bloom.
They firmly plant their roots,
and when the season comes, they bloom naturally.

Therefore, this combination of cards means

“Now is the time to plant your roots firmly and prepare.
Trust in yourself, and beyond this,
you will bloom in your own unique way.”

It felt as if that was what was being conveyed to me.

Furthermore, this realization resonated with Sarutahiko Okami, the deity enshrined at Tsubaki Grand Shrine, with whom I have had a connection since I began my work.
Sarutahiko Okami.

Sarutahiko Okami is known as the “God of Opening Paths.”

However, it is said that he is not just a god who opens paths, but also
“a god who guides you to the path you were originally meant to walk.”

This incident may not be about finding a new path, but rather

a time to firmly re-establish
the direction I am to walk from here on.

Perhaps it is that kind of guidance.

Looking back, the themes of the articles I have written over the past few months have been:

“It’s Already There”
https://note.com/joyous_hikari/n/n1cde8f46e4a6?sub_rt=share_sb

“Trusting Your Intuition”
https://note.com/joyous_hikari/n/n9504cab6f08d?sub_rt=share_sb

“Space in Your Heart”
https://note.com/joyous_hikari/n/n613cb1522d67?sub_rt=share_sb

“Boundaries”
https://note.com/joyous_hikari/n/n8887dec582ae?sub_rt=share_sb

What they all had in common was:

not searching for answers outside,
but trusting your own inner self.

I feel like this fracture taught me that through my own body.
…Though it hurts a bit, so I’d rather it hadn’t happened (laughs).

Life sometimes makes you
stop in unexpected ways.

But I think, “This might not be a forced stop, but rather a time to adjust how I walk and the direction I’m heading in order to see the next view.”
Because I have experienced things like this before.

It was a slightly disappointing event,
but I intend to accept this time without rushing.

To plant my roots firmly,
to trust myself,
and to bloom in my own unique way.

Saturn also goes retrograde starting on the 27th, doesn't it?
Retrograde is a time to look at yourself, check your footing, and move forward steadily. I guess I got a little ahead of the planetary movements (laughs).

It's hot, so I'll take a deep breath,
and while checking my footing,
I think I'll use this time to look inward.


🌿 Regarding the Synchronicity Cards,
please check here as well.

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Maybe my attention was scattered due to the heat~💦
Everyone, please take care as well.

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