Love Note #3: Bloom Where You Are
Spring is here, Beloved
This time of year we begin again. The new lunar year, the beginning of the astrological cycle, and today, March 20th, we welcome the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere.
I can’t help but simultaneously see that there are many things happening in our world that appear to be the opposite of aliveness, new beginnings
This is when I go to nature. Where nature steadies me, teachers me, guides me - I encourage us all to tune in to Nature as a Teacher.
Here in Southern California, we are seeing the beginnings of bloom of the trees, wildflowers the wisteria is returning. The juxtaposition of this beauty against the backdrop of the heartbreak and grief in the world gave me pause.
It was as if blooming was nature's rebellion. It reminds us that in all circumstances - nature continues, life continues and then I heard a whisper: Bloom Where You Are
It is as much a prayer, a reminder, a sustaining word as it is a call to action, an encouragement and an affirmation that life is inherently good. That within all of it, no matter what it is and even if we can't see it in the moment - there is something…(w)holy.
For those of you on fire with life, emerging from the last two years with the fire a passion of the fire red as an Amaryllis flower. Bloom Where You Are!
Your call to action, your creativity, your fire, your un-stoppable-ness, your un-fuck-with-able-ness - is holy. Remember to hydrate, tend to your roots and keep nutrients in your soil. Your voice and vision is holy.
For those of us where the days sometimes seem shrouded, where the circumstances are a little heavy or where the heart may feel broken or things aren’t quite where you’d like them…
Bloom Where You Are - like the lotus whose single bloom emerges from the murky, dank waters of growth - all that we move through in life is holy.
For those of you who are unsure - perhaps the seedling still in the soil, tentative - Bloom Where You Are.
Late summer blooms are important too - when some of us grow weary, we look to you to hold the torch and continue the push - Your pace is holy.
It is your nature to Bloom.
It is our nature as a collective to Bloom - to open more and more to life, in greater, more full, more beautiful expression.
Everyone can bloom, and each of us has a unique cycle of growth.
So, whatever you traverse, whenever you must rest - through the challenging days and conversations, amidst grief and heartbreak, through the social mire of our day - gather that which inspires you, hold close those you feel connected to, allow wisdom and a new vision to enter and…
BLOOM!
Let love guide the way,
Angela