Bloom with Bach Flower Remedies
Live the Day
Chestnut Bud
“For those who do not take full advantage of observation and experience, and who take a longer time than others to learn the lessons of daily life. Whereas one experience would be enough for some, such people find it necessary to have more, sometimes several, before the lesson is learnt. Therefore, to their regret, they find themselves having to make the same error on different occasions when once would have been enough, or observation of others could have spared them even that one fault.” – Dr. Edward Bach
Keywords: Learning, repeating mistakes, always come up against same barriers.
Emotions: Keeps repeating the same mistake, doesn’t learn from past mistakes.
Children: For the child who doesn’t learn from their mistakes. They keep on making the same mistakes and forgetting the same things. The child may fall behind at school due to a short attention span.
Positive: Can help you learn from your experience gaining knowledge and wisdom which then helps you change the recurring behavioural pattern. Can also observe and learn from others.
Live the Day
Clematis
“Those who are dreamy, drowsy, not fully awake, no great interest in life. Quiet people, not really happy in their present circumstances, living more in the future than in the present; living in hopes of happier times when their ideals may come true. In illness some make little or no effort to get well, and in certain cases may even look forward to death, in the hope of better times; or maybe, meeting again some beloved one whom they have lost.” – Dr. Edward Bach
Keywords: Daydreaming, dreaminess, withdrawing, lack of concentration, bad memory, accident prone, fantasy world. No relationship with reality.
Emotions: When you have a tendency to live in your own dream world with little interest in the real world, accident prone, daydreaming.
Children: For the child who daydreams. He is inattentive, absent-minded and has a tendency to walk into things. He withdraws from reality and becomes totally absorbed in his own fantasies and games. The child lives in a world of his own and has little interest in his surroundings. He doesn’t seem really content.
Positive: Can help you to live more ‘in the moment'. Open to inspiration and fulfil their creative potential. Realistic down to earth feeling. Have a sense of purpose and recognize the future is shaped by the present.
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Honeysuckle
“Those who live much in the past, perhaps a time of great happiness, or memories of a lost friend, or ambitions which have not come true. They do not expect further happiness such as they have had.” – Dr. Edward Bach
Keywords: Homesickness, nostalgia, bereavement.
Emotions: For over-attachment to past memories good or bad, can’t let go of the past, homesickness.
Children: For the child who gets homesick when they are away from home for a while. When, for example they are camping, sleeping over or on a school trip they miss their parents and their own familiar surroundings. They may have feelings of loss for past times or their old house, neighbourhood or school. They grieve for what was and is no more. Positive: Can help you let go of his past and live happily in the present, no longer experiencing the past as overpowering, but seeing it as valuable experience, providing lessons for your future. Ageing is acceptable as a natural process.
Live the Day
Mustard
“Those who are liable to times of gloom or even despair, as though a cold dark cloud overshadowed them and hid the light and the joy of life. It may not be possible to give any reason or explanation for such attacks. Under these conditions it is almost impossible to appear happy or cheerful.” – Dr. Edward Bach
Keywords: Depression, deep gloom for no reason. Down in the dumps feeling.
Emotions: When you feel depressed for no reason. Like a dark cloud that destroys normal cheerfulness. While there might appear to be no explanation for this, a subconscious irritation about a situation or a person could be the cause.
Children: For the child who suffers from a terrible sadness and depression. They seem unable to be happy, as if there is something hanging over them.
Positive: Works to reinforce our inner sense of joy and purposefulness so that the negative clouds can fade as quickly as they came.
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Olive
“Those who have suffered much mentally or physically and are so exhausted and weary that they feel they have no more strength to make any effort. Daily life is hard work for them, without pleasure.” – Dr. Edward Bach
Keywords: Lack of energy, fatigue by mentally or physically. No motivation for anything.
Emotions: When you are exhausted with no reserves of strength or energy.
Children: For the child who is tired or exhausted, for example after an illness. They are lethargic and lacks energy. They need a lot of sleep, because they are over-tired. This remedy also helps when a child is worn out from school or too much studying. The child is devoid of energy and feels unable to cope.
Positive: Helps you regain vitality as it reminds you to listen to your inner guidance of what your body needs. If rest and sleep is what you need, that is what it helps you towards.
Live the Day
White Chestnut
“For those who cannot prevent thoughts, ideas, arguments which they do not desire from entering their minds. Usually at such times when the interest of the moment is not strong enough to keep the mind full. Thoughts which worry and still remain, or if for a time thrown out, will return. They seem to circle round and round and cause mental torture. The presence of such unpleasant thoughts drives out peace and interferes with being able to think only of the work or pleasure of the day.” – Dr. Edward Bach
Keywords: Repeated unwanted thoughts, mental arguments, concentration, sleeplessness, insomnia.
Emotions: When you mind is cluttered with thoughts or mental arguments. You may be unable to sleep because of the thoughts.
Children: For the child who is unable to prevent recurring and unwelcome thoughts. This remedy can be used when these thoughts interfere with concentration or awareness, for example when the child doesn’t notice when someone is addressing them or when they prevent sleep.
Positive: Helps you to calm the mind and put you back in control of your thoughts. It allows constructive thinking. If there is a problem that needs to be addressed you are better able to find a positive outcome.
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Wild Rose
“Those who without apparently sufficient reason become resigned to all that happens, and just glide through life, take it as it is, without any effort to improve things and find some joy. They have surrendered to the struggle of life without complaint.” – Dr. Edward Bach
Keywords: lack of interest, resignation, lost motivation, lack of ambition, past depression, hopeless sadness, chronically bored, tired. Drift through life.
Emotions: For anyone who is resigned to an unpleasant situation whether illness, a monotonous life. Accepts whatever life throws at them whether they like it or not.
Children: For the child who does not enjoy life. They may come across shy or timid with no confidence. They lack motivation and has no enthusiasm for life, which can lead to negative behaviour. The child usually surrenders to their fate. They show no interest or enthusiasm towards other children.
Positive: Helps you regain zest for life with a sense of vitality, enthusiasm and joy that lies somewhere within you. Every moment is a new opportunity to live actively in the great game of life. Accept responsibility for your own life and circumstances and use your initiative to make changes.