Remember the sad frostbitten orchid plant that I've been nurturing for two years?
It's now one of the showiest orchids on my windowsill at the moment, bursting forth with blooms.
I so appreciate this plant for all it's been teaching me about patience, about watering seedlings, about speaking kindly to myself (and others) — all the keys to truly fostering growth.
It reminds me of this Ralph Waldo Emerson quote:
All our progress is an unfolding, like a vegetable bud. You have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge as the plant has root, bud, and fruit. Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.
And this quote from Sharon Salzberg (reportedly from Oprah's O Magazine):
Any ordinary favor we do for someone or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be going nowhere at first, but may be planting a seed we can`t see right now. Sometimes we need to just do the best we can and then trust in an unfolding we can`t design or ordain.
I had an amazing energy healing session Thursday night with a wise woman who is study with Rev. Martina Schmidt's Energy Medicine Healing certificate program.
Out of our session emerged the answer to "The Waiting" I've been experiencing the last few months. I'm beyond thrilled the answer has bloomed forth and taken the form of a new writing project that feels exciting and perfect for me.
It's been so uncomfortable for me this past year as I've said "no" to many work-related opportunities that didn't feel like a "yes" for me anymore.
I've been waiting and praying for something new to say a whole-hearted "yes!" to, and I believe I've found it.
I feel this new calling is the one all my experiences up until now have prepared me for. (Of course, this is how life works for everyone!) And I love that this new avenue dovetails so beautifully with so many areas that I naturally love and explore. (This too is how it's supposed to be — you are meant to share the things that you love and are passionate about.)
I almost can't put it all into words right now. I'm so grateful, energized and (to be honest) relieved.
But it also feels like a tender seedling that, for now, I'm going to hold close and water and fertilize it until it has grown enough to share with the world.
And with each step, I intend to love this journey of watching me bloom open in a bigger and bolder way than ever before.
Tell me, what tender seedling of an idea or a dream will you protect and nurture so that it can bloom open in your life in a big way?
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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.
