Self soothing
Feb 27th, 2008 by Jill
Before me peacefulBehind me peaceful
Under me peaceful
Around me peaceful
– From the Navajo War God’s Horse Song
Sometimes when I’m scared or stressed out, I recite this to myself. I found it a book about teaching poetry to children when I was an elementary school teacher years ago. Except the way I remembered it was like this:
Before me peaceful
Behind me peaceful
Under me peaceful
Over me peaceful
All around me peaceful, peaceful
I imagine being supported and protected and even being held in sort of gentle, strong, safe, benevolent force field and I think of it in front of me, behind me, beneath me, above me, all around me.
that’s just beautiful…
I really like that, it is beautiful! I need to remember it!
Thank you.