Queen Bee Stings like a B!
Ouch I got stung by a wasp today and oh I screammmed!!! I was cleaning the garden and all of a sudden a sharp pain shot up my right middle finger and I screamed in shock and “ow ow owww” it didn’t stop until I looked down and saw a big wasp with its stinger shoved into my poor skin. I yanked her out and ran into the house scared it would follow me, her stinger was still on her. I ran to the sink and washed my hands as I felt numbness take over my hand. I breathed into the pain and tried to hypnotize myself, “there is no pain, there is no pain,” oh no there was a mind altering pain! My Jedi mind trick wasn’t working. The last time I was stung by a bee was when I was a little girl in elementary school, innocently sipping on fruit juice through the straw and it stung me in my lip as I tried to swat it away. I cried and my lip swelled up for days, I never drank juice again. Maybe that’s why I don’t like sweets, ha I just thought of that! That was a traumatic event in my life, I was scared of bees until a few years ago when I realized my fear was too dramatic. Today the pain felt so surprising and in my spiritual brain I knew it was no coincidence. As I ran for my phone my herbalist brain turned on first, to find the best natural remedy in seconds: ah yes thank Goddess for Google. I found I had to washing with soap and make sure the stinger was out. I could use apple cider vinegar or baking soda to neutralize the venom and then ice to stop the swelling. I quickly made an apple cider vinegar soaked cloth and wrapped it then I iced it, then made a baking soda paste to swap out after 15 minutes. I was in so much pain I prepared 4 more remedies in case these didn’t work. Witch hazel rinse, cocoa butter and Lavender essential oil, turmeric baking soda paste, and honey. Then held my hands over my heart level as I lay on the couch and sighed in relief. No anaphylactic shock for this Goddess. Then I YouTube’d wasp sting metaphysical meaning and listened in great interest as its spiritual totem meaning resonated: Queen Bee energy, time to protect the empire. I always appreciated my flower and animal guides, they are so obvious and make things more humorous.
No pain no gain and at this point I already did a 3 min cold shower wim hof method, then journaled all the things I have been putting off. As I iced my hand I figured I should also watch some other self help videos (ie facial yoga), exercise on the TRX, and water the garden. Clarity comes with some pain and a sobering blow, but we can overcome, and shed that old skin of fear. I respect you Queen Wasp, and this lesson.I thanked and cursed myself / inner guidance at the same time, very clever. And when in need of moral support, Google it (positive intention first).
