When will you bloom again…
As humans why do we feel the need to declare our plans to make a change? The ego has gotten in the way of our natural flow of life. The grass does not announce I will grow 10 inches this summer and then rest during the winter. Swallows give no thought to their yearly trek from Europe to Africa. A Maple Tree does not look at a Great Oak and feel inadequate because its branches are not as expansive. In Nature, the ecosystem flows without thought, no great contemplation or declaration. Intuition fully drives nature.
At some point in time, the human species lost the ability to just to Be. We lost the peace that comes from being still and allowing ourselves to be guided by our internal voice. We are on some quest to get somewhere or be something that has been planted, watered, cultivated by someone else. We can spend our entire lives, chasing a dream that was never ours. Then life ends with profound disappointment and regret.
Our most significant challenge in this life is letting go. Breaking free of the mental chains that bind us to the false societal norms that keep us caged. Letting go and just being satisfied with who and where we are at this moment. Once we stop judging ourselves because our cage doesn’t look like our neighbors or because someone else has a more significant fancier pen, we gain freedom from that cage altogether. Coming to a realization that this mental cage holds us prisoner, and restricts our connection to our higher selves.
We are the Judge and Jury that passed down the ruling of a “life sentence,” filled with anxiety, depression, anger, jealousy, and resentfulness. You may be wondering what crime is being committed by so many of us walking around in self-imposed imprisonment. The offense is compassion, or better said, the lack of compassion. I know that most of us see and participate in kindness regularly. On a deeper level, I am referring to the lack of self-compassion, which attributes to feeling alone and trapped. Then we assign these characteristics to other people, cultures, etc. One of the attributes of compassion is feeling a strong desire to alleviate suffering, the Latin origin of compassion means, to suffer with. In the right environment babies and children have the natural ability to just be themselves without passing judgment. I feel that during this stage in our lives compassion is flowing uninhibited. As we get older, we to told to let go of childish behaviors, which is when the breakdown starts and feelings of inadequacy grows and drives our desires.
Think About It: Do you remember a time when you felt the freedom of just being your authentic self; singing, dancing, drawing, laughing, climbing a tree, walking barefoot or just Being You? Nature is genuine in every moment; it knows no other way.
