OMG! So if you know me (and once you read my book you will) you know that nature is my ‘guru’ and Wow oh Wow! Is it speaking to me here…
Things have been, putting it lightly, turbulent in my life (our lives) the past two years (and most of my life, although there’s been sunshine and rainbows too)
And the last few days I’ve been really struggling (feel wilted like the leaves of the daisies in this pic) and through solitude, self inquiry, and connection to my good vibe tribe (you know who you are) I have been processing (having a cup of tea with it) searching for the growth (light of awareness) within it all (while simultaneously trying to nurture and grow our first garden) And everyday, no matter how closely I’m watching, my dog Oliver pisses on these daisies. And everyday they wilt and look more and more like they aren’t going to survive.
Yesterday morning over coffee my husband Timm says “he’s going to make it {the daisies} I’ll dig him up, shake his roots about, clean him, replant him, give him some water and sunshine, and he’s going to make it.”
We’ll holy fuck (sorry Mom and Mother in law)
Didn’t I come out to see (even before he had gotten to it) it has a flower and two more buds.
And if you know Timm, when life pisses on me (people; when you put yourself out there like I do, you get it all, massive love and massive projection) or I’m pissing on myself…
He shakes me up (with perspective), waters me (with love) and shines a light on my own awareness, and like magic, I bloom.
So after our conversation, and coming home from a coffee date with two earth angels (you know who you are) I open the gate to my garden, see these struggling daises, the thriving flower, and the buds…
And Am reminded; that even in the face of adversity (when we feel lifeless) with a little solitude, self inquiry, connection and love, there is potential (at least for me) to bloom!
Written by Shayne Traviss
Sometime’s growth involves digging up the dirt and planting anew… After over 20 years of marketing, promoting and producing others Shayne Traviss decided to open a new chapter in his life. If you long to go higher, live a life ‘all in’ join him as he dives in deep sharing his life experiences, travels and inspirations for living a VividLife.
