Last of the calendulas, front garden bed, November 2008
A link in Jeanette Maw's wonderful Good Vibe ezine had me exploring around the Spirit Library site this week.
I found this post by Jen Eramith of Akashic Transformations that talked of the energy of this month in terms of flowers:
What energy and experiences can we expect in March 2009?
The energy of March 2009 is very much like a flower. There is a sense of breadth. A flower grows up and then it grows out, its petals unfold. There is a sense in March 2009 of petals unfolding, of something in bloom. There is a sense of expansion and spreading but it is not the kind of expansion that people apply often to spiritual terms. It is not like expansion upward to the heavens or ethereal expansion, it is a very grounded expansion....
Is there anything else for us to know about March 2009?
Return to the metaphor of the flower. It is useful to think about the nature of flowers during this month. Think of yourself as unfolding and remember that other people are unfolding. That means that what you see in other people is not permanent. Tomorrow they will bring something else, later on they will have come further into bloom, they will know themselves better and they will be fuller. Give yourself and others room to grow in March. That will look different for each of you, but just consider giving one another some space. Do not move away from each other, do not be distant, but give yourselves some space to be who you are, to continue becoming who you are becoming. Be willing to forgive mistakes, be willing to give one another the benefit of the doubt, remember that you are all unfolding.
I love this idea:
"Think of your yourself as unfolding and remember that other people are unfolding."
Such a great reminder for me to know that I am in a constant state of growing, and that my flower today will not look the same tomorrow. (And to remember that it's okay, it's part of the process.)
Because I will continue to become who I am becoming.
And so will you.
The nature of nature is to change. And we limit ourselves and other when we assume otherwise.
There is magic in recognizing the unfolding. Joy in celebrating that it is ongoing. And grace in recognizing it in each other.
I definitely am feeling the blooming quality of this month. I am feeling new sprouts of possibilities and a strong desire for growth. A sense that something is definitely about to bloom.
And I'm unfolding, too. Learning, forgetting and re-remembering. Giving myself — and each other — the benefit of the doubt.
Tell me, what opens up for you when you begin seeing yourself and others as unfolding flowers?
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Flowering Fridays is a weekly look at flowers through the lens of what they might teach us about flowering fully in our life. Past editions are here.
