Does anyone else feel like everything's speeding up now? Since returning from the course in Wales six weeks ago, it feels like I've walked into a storm.

I've managed to attract into my life the attentions of the inland revenue (quite unjustly), a formerly close and dear relationship of over 30 years seems to have finally run its course, I've experienced new karma, my neighbours are at war, my clients are presenting with stress and then there's all this survival stuff. It's been coming at me faster than I can process it.

I feel I should be one of the "eyes" in the centre of the storm, remaining in a calm, open and loving space at all times, but earlier today it didn't quite feel like that. I was sitting in my favourite place on the riverbank earlier, feeling dispirited and a bit inadequate to the task and I sent up a heartfelt request for help.

Shortly afterwards, along the river, in majestic procession, came a family of swans - the parents and four cygnets. The cob had a good look at me sitting there on the bank and obviously decided I was calm enough for him and not a threat, and they all stopped and preened and groomed for about 20 minutes, at one point coming right up to the bank where I sat. I could almost have reached out and touched them.

What a gift. It was profound and beautiful that they trusted me and I also took it as a message of encouragement to hang on in there. From the soul's perspective, after all, this is just a drama, however horribly real it seems to the ego. And it's a huge opportunity for progress to be here right now.

So, having processed all that, I felt much better - until the next time - but I thought I would post my experience, just in case it might help anyone else out there that's feeling the turbulence! x