Exploring the Earth Element: How to Identify and Overcome People-Pleasing Behavior
- Sahara
- Aug 22, 2024
- 7 min read
The Earth Element symbolizes balance at its core. This blog post will delve into how the Late Summer Season guides us in evaluating our tendency to seek approval, presenting Three Questions to ponder at this time of year. Before we delve into these questions, let's examine the essence of the Earth Element during the late summer season and how it manifests within us.
How can we utilize this season to enhance ourselves, improve our well-being, and receive the necessary support along the way?
Do we not all aspire to embody a confident and strong individual who can navigate any difficulty, barrier, or concern with unwavering resilience? That unwavering determination to present ourselves as capable of handling everything with seemingly limitless resources at our disposal? Have you also learned through experience that trying to please everyone is not a sustainable approach?
In my youth, I experienced significant pressure to meet expectations, fit in, and prioritize others' needs over my own. The constant need to persevere, be present for everyone, fret about their well-being, ensure their comfort, and project an image of having everything under control came at a cost. Many of us have engaged in this facade at some point, only to realize it was unsustainable for our well-being and happiness. I now realize that cultivating inner strength to handle our concerns is essential, much like caring for the Earth itself. The insights from the Earth Element have been instrumental in establishing healthier boundaries for self-care.
The Earth Element Represents Our Unshakable Strength
Unyielding strength cannot be found externally, nor does it require extensive searching within. Consider a mountain, steadfast and motionless for millennia. This exemplifies remarkable patience, embodying unshakable qualities without necessitating any alteration of the surroundings. This represents the Earth Element, the ability to remain resolute in times of adversity. It involves establishing firm boundaries when necessary, remaining steadfast when appropriate, and having faith in the abundance that surrounds us.
When we've got the best of the Earth Element coursing through we feel solid, nonreactionary, accepting, allowing, and patient.
The Earth Element teaches us how to embody solidity and trust in the future and trust in ourselves. By learning how to activate the Earth Element within, you and use it to create balance, harmony, and support.
Earth Balanced vs Imbalanced
When the Earth Element is in balance, it exudes solidity, stability, support, calmness, and trust in the future. Nature thrives effortlessly, ensuring the well-being of all living beings. Plants, animals, humans, and environments all benefit from the harmonious presence of the Earth Element. However, once this balance is disrupted, our feelings of security, stability, and optimism for the future may diminish.
Should the Earth's Element become imbalanced, it could lead to occurrences such as mudslides, floods, avalanches, and earthquakes. Similarly, an imbalance of the Earth Element within ourselves may result in feelings of unease, anxiety, and contemplation of the potential disasters facing our planet and our survival. Endless nights spent ruminating on the future can obscure our true essence, diminish our inner light, leave us feeling energetically depleted, and create a sense of isolation without support. This imbalance can impact our digestion, physical activity, and decision-making abilities, and hinder our ability to effect positive change. The plea for assistance from the Earth Element often brings to mind the lyrics of the Willie Nelson song, "#WorriedMan."
So, how do we use the Five Elements to maintain balance, especially during the Late Summer Season?
To harness unyielding strength, stability, support, and prosperity in our lives, it is essential to comprehend the energetic dynamics at play. In the previous Fire Season, I provided you with Three Fire Stoking Suggestions to assist you during the warmer months. Fire, being an element of outward expression, tends to spread like wildfire to all it encounters, much like love, joy, and laughter. These emotions are contagious, akin to Fire. As we transition into late summer, the focus of energy shifts towards stability, centeredness, calm - like the Earth.
In the Late Summer Season, a sense of calmness gradually sets in. Evenings become quieter, and nature seems to slow down, embracing the warm, leisurely days of late summer. The growth of trees and flowers appears to pause, while the Earth emanates heat, different from the intense sunlight of the Fire Season. Everything takes on a golden hue, with shades of yellow and brown dominating the landscape as plants shift their energy towards fruit production rather than new green growth. The color associated with this period is yellow, representing the Earth Element.
During this season, we naturally begin to reflect the essence of the Earth Element without consciously realizing it. Our motivation for completing tasks and achieving goals diminishes as we start feeling more lethargic, unhurried, and relaxed. We may even feel inclined to dress in colors like yellow, brown, gold, and orange. This shift occurs as we unconsciously absorb the dominant energy of the Earth Element during this time of year.
When we align ourselves with the Earth element, a sense of calm permeates everything in our surroundings and within us, allowing us to absorb the abundance present all around us. Similar to a mother soothing her baby to sleep, a reassuring tranquility envelops everything. We feel inclined to relax, indulge in delicious summer fruits, and ensure we are well-prepared for the upcoming fall and winter seasons.
Consider the seasons as akin to a pendulum or a metronome. Just before transitioning to the opposite direction, there is a brief pause. We transition from the external energy of summer to the internal energy of winter. This pause signifies the Late Summer Season.
This is the moment to take in all your hard work, savor the rewards that have
come from it, and cherish the unexpected gifts along the way.
No one savors something while in motion.
We need to pause and appreciate something extraordinary. Many things in this world are unique, transient, and earned through effort. The Earth Element encourages us to pause, appreciate the beauty around us, indulge in the abundance of our lives, and rejoice in the gifts that nature has diligently provided this year.
Taking that moment of pause allows us to evaluate our level of stability, strength, and balance. Do you feel unshakeable?
Below are three questions that I will utilize to evaluate the well-being of my Earth Element in the Late Summer Season:
In what areas of my life am I convincing myself that there is scarcity? Can I shift my perspective to focus on abundance and assistance in this scenario?
What am I thinking about just before or after sleep? Whatever that is, I know it is the worry in my life asking me to address it. Whatever I'm worried about, I'll use the Earth Element to help me reveal what's buried beneath the surface of my worry.
In what areas do I find myself entrenched in my habits, resistant to change?
The inner Earth can display rigidity, unwilling to consider a situation from a different perspective or incapable of finding a middle ground for progress. By pausing, being still enough to allow for reflection, and granting ourselves room to identify our resistance, the Earth Element can surprisingly initiate a transformation in unexpected ways.
Feeling immense gratitude for the guidance provided by the Five Elements has been crucial for me during my own moments of crises when life throws unexpected challenges my way. I integrate the Five Elements into various aspects of my life, including daily routines, healing practices, and relationships. They help me navigate conflicts, make dietary choices, establish sleep patterns, engage in suitable physical activities, manage emotional struggles, and much more. As a practitioner of Traditional Five Element Acupuncture, I acknowledge that this ancient wisdom extends beyond the use of needles. These Elements have historically promoted harmonious living for centuries, and in the current global crisis, I believe we can draw upon this ancestral knowledge to forge a new path toward a more balanced existence.
Having a shared understanding of how to interpret energy and recognizing the signs of balance and imbalance empowers us to make confident decisions and feel as stable as a mountain. Just picture the impact of possessing the same guidance that our ancestors relied on to guide us in living in sync with the Earth, with ourselves, and with one another.
During this season, I encourage you to consider the true abundance in your life. I remind myself that having a roof over my head, food to eat, clean water, and a bed to sleep in already puts me in a fortunate position compared to many others worldwide. It can be enlightening to realize that our concerns often stem from a mindset of scarcity rather than abundance. By changing our perspective, we can discover abundance all around us.
I have simplified these age-old lessons to make them understandable for everyone, enabling you to discover a strong and unwavering sense of empowerment. This will help you navigate your concerns with confidence, take proactive steps, embrace a sense of purpose, and shape a life that contributes positively to the world.
By tuning in to the natural frequencies of the Earth, we align ourselves to manifest a world characterized by balance, kindness, support, and nourishment. Our ancestors understood how to coexist harmoniously, a wisdom we have lost in our modern way of life.
The Earth is eager to help us lead abundant and harmonious lives, both personally and collectively. I am confident that as more individuals acquire the skills to maintain balance in their own lives, we will spark a ripple effect of equilibrium across the globe. While it is an individual responsibility, it is also a collective effort to envision a future as pioneers of the New Earth!
The New Earth Pioneer journey is an online experience designed to be personalized and automated, allowing you to progress at your own speed. You can access it conveniently on your phone while on the move or on your computer from the comfort of your home.
If you're interested in discovering how the Five Elements influence my daily life, I encourage you to explore the Free Introductory Class that I am currently providing for a limited period. Take this opportunity to learn how the Five Elements can assist you in unlocking your true self and making a positive impact on both your personal life and the global situation.
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