Blossoming into a New Chapter

 This year’s spring season looks different. It is one of the few moments that I am starting to recognize that change is coming and will be necessary. It is also a time when mentally, I feel better equipped to handle the change and transition into this new chapter. This change has been a long time, but I had to tend to this particular portion of the garden for a while.

I have never built a garden, but I imagine you have to decide on the best soil for the items you choose to grow. To pick the best soil for your pot/garden, you need to determine what you are trying to develop. That reminds me of all the seeds you can intentionally or unintentionally plant in your life. Some of those seeds are based on your dreams or societal standards from all areas/directions of life. Even if you plant the seeds, it doesn’t guarantee they will grow and flourish. 

After you pick the plants you want to grow, select the best soil and nutrients you will need to nourish those plants. It is time to water and tend to your garden. Watering a physical garden as well as a spiritual garden can be challenging. Knowing when to water, how often to water, how much direct sunlight to provide, and when the plant is sick or in a dormant season all come with years of experience and knowledge. Now, some plants are accessible, in a sense, to grow and survive regardless of the gardener’s experience, while others are particular and have specific and strict needs.

At the beginning of spring, I felt grateful for the planted seeds that didn’t grow and those that are just now starting to sprout. I also had to find a better way to pick out the weeds in my garden. Comparing my life to a garden that I have to tend to helps me visualize my life in different buckets, handle consequences, and redirect to a better direction.

I challenge you to use this month of May to find a visualization practice for different areas of your life or start with one. That way, you can use that practice to help you learn what habits you want to keep rather than get rid of or just dive deeper into the roots from which that area of life sprouted.