Tuning in to a womans monthly cycle.
When I was about ten I remember starting to read articles about periods. There was a packaging design competition by Libra in the Disney magazine. When I started high school I read my first Girlfriend and Dolly magazines where they talked bout PMS.
I was under the impression that when it was 'that time of the month' every girl should eat lots of chocolate, expect an acne breakout, be moody and sensitive, need hot water bottles for sore tummy's and wouldn't have to do sport.
I thought that 'That time of the month' was 5 days out of every month where girls hard it hard and the rest of the time we are fine.
BUT. This isn't true. At least not for me.
Every month is a cycle. I could say it begins on the day I get my period. The very moment I get it to be precise. I go through the menstruating stage in heavy, med, low and on again, off again till its done. Then I have the week after when I get more energy. Then the mid cycle day where I wake up totally skinny and feeling healthy all over ready to wear my best dress. Then the next week my mood changes, cravings appear, and for the next two week my emotions go in waves. Then I bloat and I think I must be getting my period again any day. This goes on forever until finally (without fail), the night before I get my period I will get very angry at someone. Sometimes it is a release of pent up frustration that will only come out in that emotionally charged moment and sometimes it is misdirected and the next day I wake up in guilt that I have done it again.
And so you see, having a menstrual cycle does not mean merely having one time in every month where our emotions, body and brain go haywire. Our womanly cycle is forever rotating. We are never out of the loop. Every day of the month is one phase of a complete cycle just like there are phases of the moon.
I would like to understand my own phases more (I'm sure every woman's is different). It may help me better understand myself, my emotions, my body, my cravings, my thoughts, relationships, struggles, desires, personality and more.
For the first time in my life I will write a journal on each day of this cycle to explore this further. I little intuitive study to find some understanding.
I have hopes to soon live with my womanly essence/gift as friends and not enemies.
I'll let you know how I go, this time next month.
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