
09/26/2025
What do frost-bitten begonias have to teach us about being human?
In her tender and reflective essay Dead Red Begonias: And Other Musings About Being Human at 5 am, Helene Anne Fortin shows us how resisting life — whether it’s the change of seasons or the differences of others — creates blockages in our bodies and our spirits.
Drawing from her background in Classical Chinese Medicine, Helene reveals how resistance tightens the gut, stagnates blood, and separates us from peace. But when we soften into acceptance, we return to flow, to grace, and to the divine wholeness we were born with.
This poetic piece reminds us that our greatest healing often begins in the smallest moments — like letting frost have its way with red begonias.
👉 Read the full essay in the September/October 2025 issue of Energy Magazine – The Energy System: Decoding Energy Anatomy.
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