In a magical land, on a magical plane
Lived a magical girl and her magical ways
And each time she traveled from space down to earth
She bought a lesson for all humans and a chance for rebirth
Beatrice Delight was her name, but her friends called her Bea
And she had many powers, many things she could see
And she used these powers to bring earth more light
Because more light was needed, which she bought with delight
She would travel with her little dog by the name of Chickpea
A scruffy little misfit, just like her owner Bea
As she traveled from Mintaka, her home far away
A place where whales and humans would play
A planet where peace was the vibe of the land
And all was so pure, even down to the sand
With her long white hair full of crystals and shells
And clothes long and flowing made of pretty pastels
Her eyes were so wide and as blue as the ocean
Her skin scaled and freckled; her bag full of potions
For each journey to earth sheâd use one talent each time
She trusted the slowness, and the need to be kind
And this time as she moved through space down to earth
She used her magical scaly skin for this work
As her feet touched the ground she saw faces of gloom
She sighed and yawned to help herself adjust to the room 1
People seemed nervous at first to speak to Bea
Perhaps they were concerned about what she might see
But to their surprise as theyâd speak her skin would shimmer
And instead of speaking sheâd turn into a mirror
And as they continued to share their woes and worries
Bea would simply nod with hushed tones helping build their courage 2
For Bea was not there today to offer advice or to see
She was there to help them be the earthling they needed to be
Each person had come with their own emotion or worry
Something they felt ashamed of or for which they felt sorry
As one person spoke of the shame that she felt
The mirror twinkled to show her how forgiveness could help
âForgiving yourself is a hard thing to do,
Especially when those feelings live deep inside you.â
Another spoke of the blame she put onto another
And as her eyes caught the mirror she saw how she would recover
âThe blame you point at others is still there within your bones
A shadow thatâs been triggered, to call your soul home. 3
One person shared that she felt anger indeed
A feeling that made her hot headed and seethe
Sometimes the anger would build like a rage
And sheâd let rip like an animal bursting out of a cage
âThis anger you feel has been inside for some time
Itâs not a part of your personality to cover and hide. 4
âThat rage that you feel is asking to be unleashed
And the less you listen daily, the more you will see that beast
And as the room started to see the healing that can happen
They all lined up to remember what they had long forgotten
And one by one as they started to see
The emotions they came in with began to ease
Bea didnât say all that much to each of them as they stood
And spoke of their problems to see if it did any good
One man came in looking all puffed up and arrogant
Heâd attended a private school in a place he called Harrogate
Full of long words and explanations aplenty
When he sat at the mirror he saw himself in his 20âs
After a terrifying ordeal where his father passed away
Heâd taken it upon himself to carry his energy this way
Needing to take on the load of the family
And big himself up so he could live happily 5
But as he stood still and saw himself in the mirror
It was his eyes that indeed started to shimmer
The release of the tears showed Bea all she needed to know
This was someone wearing a costume and acting in a show 6
âItâs ok, it is safe, to be who you want to be
You have nothing to prove, what is it you see?â
The man replied âIâve lost the fun part of myself
I havenât laughed in so long, thank you for your help. 7
And with that he broke out of his arrogant demeanor
Smiled and said thanks, knowing why he needed to see her
As he left the room he looked a lot calmer and lighter
Even his white smile shined a little bit brighter
Another person stepped forward to use her mirrored skin
Stating âItâs not very often I look at whatâs hidden withinâ
A mind so full of self doubt and pin pointed control
Is a mind weighed down by the heaviness of it all 8
âOur brains are not there to overload them with baggage
When we expect too much of our minds we cause ourselves damageâ
âA good way to think of your mind or your head
Is to imagine it as a viewing platform,â Bea said
âAnd instead of expecting everything to work out
You watch all the opportunities and options play out.â
âBut donât get caught in the trap of that same viewing mind,
climb down from the platform that turned your intuition blind. 9
âMake decisions instead from feelings or sense
Help your mind out and stop it feeling too intenseâ
As the lightbulb went on in the mind of that person
They realised they could live as a newly healed version
Their mind did not hold all the answers they sought
But their body had a whole heap of tools for them to resort 10
The final person on Earth that Bea saw that day
Was a woman whoâd bitten all her nails away
She worried and panicked and breathed so short
That her body had started to shrink and contort 11
It was like sheâd become a shell of herself
And constantly swallowed her cries for help
Always taught to be seen and not heard, never make a fuss
Had caused her to go within on herself and almost combust 12
Bea taught her to breathe before she looked in the mirror
So she could hold and feel the emotions she would see there
And as soon as the woman breathed three deep breaths
Grief lept from her shoulders and from her body it left
Just this simple action didnât mean she was healed
But it meant she was finally able to feel
And from the feeling she could start to defrost and thaw
All the emotions inside her that were still so raw
âThese feelings attach to memories Iâd blocked out long ago,
I see now itâs time to begin processing the memories below.
âI canât keep blaming others for what I feel
I see from the mirror that to feel is to heal.â 13
But no matter what other worries people lined up with that day
Beas humble ability to mirror was a gift from far away
âIf earth beings could learn to listen and not react,
Theyâd get along better,â Chickpea agreed with a yap.
All they really needed to do was see themselves
But life on earth was so busy they needed Beas mirror to help
Someone to say âstopâ and shine a light on their darkest parts
To help them heal on their own and find their light in the dark
And as the day turned to darkness and the stars began to sparkle
Bea and Chickpea packed up their belongings without debacle
They hopped in their spaceship, content with the day
And flew off to Mintaka, their home far, far away.
Written by Rebecca Lovatt
Illustration by Ian Lovatt
Notes for messaging
* Did you know? Yawning isnât lazy or a sign youâre tired, but a sign that your body is relaxing and rebalancing its energy.
* Stories told in safe places are as healing as giving any advice. Practice your skill of listening each day. Sometimes we say it best when we say nothing at all.
* Sometimes the most annoying things we see in other people are just a reflection of what we feel about ourselves.
* Emotions like anger arenât part of who we are as a person. Sometimes we just need to feel the emotion and use it as fuel, rather than letting it bubble and boil.
* The emotions we show people arenât always how we feel
* Sometimes we feel safe putting on a front or a show to others rather than just be honest with how we feel. This has historically been shown as being vulnerable and unsafe.
* Often when people are down theyâve forgotten how to have fun and do things like sing, dance and play. Life has become too serious and overwhelming.
* Our heads can easily become a mess of tangled spaghetti and we need to get better at draining the weight in there.
* We spend so much time in our heads trying to figure everything out that we miss the opportunity to just live from the rest of our body. To touch, to feel, to smell, to sense, to taste⊠we have so many other ways to make decisions and create safety, not just from our brains.
* Mindfulness is a fantastic practice for bringing yourself back to the body after periods of overwhelm. See, taste, touch, feel, smell and listen to prevent brain overwhelm.
* Anxiety can present in many different ways, but often it will look like shallow breathing, constant nail biting, and a heightened sense of alertness.
* People pleasing can harm our nervous system and create a false sense of safety. If you donât want to do something and it feels unsafe, say no for you, not yes for someone else.
* Somatic healing involves moving and breathing through stored memories as a form of therapy. For most therapies and trauma healing there needs to be a feeling attached to a memory to clear it from our system and begin healing.
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