orchid

nature always inspired me.
especially flowers
as they just know what to do.

a seed is planted in the darkness
it grows
and then it sees the light!

yeah I know... that was pretty cheesy coming from me.

but this is true! flowers just know what to do.

I was gifted an orchid a few years ago
all I did was put it by a sunny window
water it and give it some good vibes.

and it kept blossoming beautiful flowers month after month!

I was fascinated at how it knew what to do in order to grow, bloom, the blossoms dropped and repeat.

dropped and repeat...

WOW!

I just had an epiphany of what this process is!

in order to continue growing, the orchid is letting go of the past.

this is a very timely realization considering my float tank experience 72 hours ago, where the session was focused on "let it go".

I just came to this conclusion now, but this isn't what I came to share with you.

came to share with you...

well... last year I saw a lot of new roots growing and the small pot that the orchid originally came in I believed was getting too small.

so I got a bigger pot and transplanted it.

then something very unexpected happened

the two stalks that did all of the blossoming began to die!

seeing them change colour and eventually dried up into hard sticks.

I was devastated by this result of what I had done.
filled with regret that I should have left it alone.
I killed something beautiful.

something beautiful...

yeah.

I did listen to you and kept watering it, hoping that something would happen.

and something did!

it kept growing
new roots
new deep green leaves.

it was still alive.
and I couldn't just throw it away
so I kept checking in and watering it.

week after week
month after month
new roots and leaves grew and died.

and the two dried stalks kept reminding me of what I did.

I eventually stopped paying attention
just gave it water
and left it alone.

today when I was looking out the window watching Kismet run around, I noticed something I haven't seen before.

when I looked at the orchid there was a new green stem!

somehow it knew
what it had to do
in order to grow

and show its beauty once again.

I'm aware of the messages and lessons it is showing me.

patience... yeah this is something I'm always working on.

never give up... as I could have easily thrown it away.

letting go of the past in order to continue growing.

but the biggest message I'm getting
is that everything we need
already exists within us

and to just trust the process.

#chasingbutterflies