A few months ago I wrote on my tumblr blog about how I had killed the flowers of my orchid by leaving the water in the vase for too long. The flowers fell off, and the tendril upon which they grew shrivelled and eventually faded away.
I was so angry and upset with myself, it took quite a feat to forgive this action that had led to the destruction of such beauty.
After two years of barreness the orchid (whose name is Iris) finally grew a new tendril, then the sweetest little buds began to show, and throughout the spring this year I had a beautifully blooming healthy orchid once more.
The healing of my orchid came at a time when I was going through lots of changes, and doing a lot of personal transformation work on myself. It felt like the biggest metaphor ever, and when I saw the tendril growing again after two years of no flowers, I cried tears of pure joy. Tears the work I had put in to loving and nurturing the plant that had been gifted to me by a friend, had paid off.
It was of course the metaphor for myself and work I have done on myself. This would be my year to grow. And what a year it has been (I'll go into that in my end of the year blog post).
Change is inevitable, so in mid summer the flowers began to fall off one by one. I felt a bit sad, but I accepted that as with everything flowers have cycles. I knew I wasn't the cause this time, as I now knew how to feed and water this beautiful plant, so I accepted what was happening, cut off the old tendril and got on with my life.
The other day I noticed a new tendril growing up from Iris's roots. She now has a few little flowers buds that are so cute. It's such an exciting thing to observe growth in this way. To see the ease and gentleness at which nature creates, and quietly grows with minimal help from me.
Because I keep her on the windowsill at the top of my stairs, I see the daily progress she makes every time I pass. I touch her strong, waxy leaves, and thank her for offering my home such beauty.
I touch the leaves of all my plants as I walk passed them. Knowing that a mere five years ago I couldn't keep a plant alive for a week, let alone the four years they've now lived with me. And all I've had to do is water them every now and then, give them a bigger pot when the time to grow was right, and send them love and thanks for sharing my space so peacefully.
I am again experiencing an opportunity to grow in an important area of my life. Therfore I marvel at how nature and my external environment always mirrors my internal experience. As I observe the delicate buds of faith and trust that I am nurturing in my heart, knowing that becaue I am passionate about the changes I desire, I don't have to work hard at making them grow. I can simply be patient and wait, knowing that when I'm ready, when the conditions are just right, I will bloom like the precious flowers of my orchid named Iris.
I'll post more pics once Iris has fully blossomed. It's very exciting.
Namaste 🙏
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