If you're feeling jittery, out of sorts and off balance this short story for solstice might be the perfect antidote.

Even from the beginning, when the men had taken the carefully crafted stones with unique dimensions and energy and placed them in the circle, the energy in the stone circle had been magnificent.

Each stone in the circle supporting the other and their alignment making best use of each of their unique qualities:

Some provided shelter from the wind and rain,
others connected with the sun, moon or planets
and others showed their true spirit only at certain times of year.

Even though each stone had a unique gift the energy of the circle was greater because of this. This combined energy being available all year round no matter what time of day, night, year or weather.

One day one of the stones was knocked off balance by a fierce wind. The harder the stone tried to right itself the more out of balance it became – the ground underneath now being free to move.

The other stones noticed immediately the effect it had on them. They could feel the drain of energy from the weakened stone and also the break in the circuit that held them together. They could see the impatience of the stone and they could feel their own circle jittery with unbalanced energy. They were unable to help the stone and suggested it take a rest.

The other stones simply trusted that all was very well and knew that sometimes the circle required time to reflect and renew itself. They knew too that energy wasn’t static – that with the approaching shortest day the stone would be able to connect with an energy outside itself. They knew that as the special energy line crossed through the stone that the stone would be able to move and balance itself – once more allowing the energy in the circle to be connected and even stronger for the time out.

And so it was, as the energy line on the longest night hit the stone it was able to right itself. It was able to find even firmer footing so that it would never again be knocked by the strong winds.

The stone and circle once more a beacon to all those who felt its presence.

There's a couple more short stories due to be released for Christmas and the New Year that will appear in the poems playlist where I share words to help you see situations you're struggling with from a different perspective.

My name is Alison Smith and for 25 years I’ve used nature and metaphor to help you see the wood for the trees, get out of the rut, stop going round in circles, turn a corner and shift from not knowing to knowing what to do.

There’s posts, poems, blogs, Landscaping Your Life YouTube channel, Landscaping Your Life with Alison smith podcast episodes (my own and as a guest), a Landscaping Your Life newsletter, ezine, pdfs (there’s even one on helping you see the wood for the trees), two books (Can't see the wood for the trees - landscaping your life to get back on track and Your Prescription for Wellbeing Journal) all sharing insight to help you when you’re overwhelmed, stuck or lost.