The Plotting Heffalump

In Pooh's story, the Heffalump is a character that is never seen but feared.  Pooh is kept awake at night with visions of a Heffalump coming to take his honey.  In my meditation today, the Heffalump represents those things we think of that cause us fear and anxiety but  usually never come to fruition.  It is the part of our imagination that ruminates on things,  creating fear and interfering with our serenity.

During those times of fear, we are being triggered.  We usually feel threatened in some way or fear a loss of control in a situation.  It could also be that painful memories are coming back from the past, floating around and interfering with our serenity.   In those times it helps to start checking reality and reminding ourselves of the present.  We can make a gratitude list or ask ourselves, "what is the worst thing that could happen? Is it likely that it even would?"  Remember that even those painful parts of our past can be lessons that teach us how to have a better future.  Most importantly our memories are in the past and can only have the power to affect our future if we allow them too. 

In my meditation, I was shown a bubble representing the imagination and an angel deflating the bubble with an arrow.  The message was, "you always have faith to fall back on when you need it."  Allow your faith to deflate your fears by turning them over to God. When they come up, releasing them to Him can keep them in perspective and He can transform them into something less disturbing to your serenity.

© Nancy Hickman, M.Ed., LLC

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