This time of year, this month of February, this season of winter, reminds us that we need to slow down… “we” being ALL of nature.
It is around this time every year, that everything goes dormant…
The animals hibernate,
The flowers tuck away,
Us humans retreat inside.
Everything slows down, everything naturally must slow down.
We take more time, we take more breaths. Everything gets cozier.
With the “new year” and the “new me, new goals, new gym, new everything” that comes with that — may we be reminded, that we are still in a pandemic, still experiencing something that is forcing us to remain mindful.
So, I encourage you to hold onto all those lessons learned from 2020. Don’t go rushing back to “normal, pre-COVID” life.
Stay intentional.
Be open to what is to come. There is uncertainty, yes, even here. But don’t rush back to the certain. Was it really serving you fully? Stay intentional, stay mindful.
Take the time to seek out clarity, and open your hands and your heart to whatever comes your way.
For me, last year, weddings and events pretty much dissolved, and I had no foresight as to when they would return.
I saw this as the universe wanting me to slow down.
And as I slowed by stroll, as I looked within, as I became more intentional with my time and energy. I remembered why I started, I remembered why I do what I do. I remembered my love for flowers. And I was determined to keep it going.
I’m not doing flowers everyday. And that’s okay. I’m opening the door to other things. I have been and am continuing to explore what it might look like to do flowers in a different capacity.
Will it look different? Yes.
Will the Huntress within me still be there? Absolutely.
I am choosing to stay positive, finding ways to stay resilient. Just like the beautiful way that the flowers stay resilient.
All of nature heals itself.
Flowers get cut down, chopped down to seemingly nothing in the winter. But it is only a matter of time before they spruce back up to be better than ever before.
Like the flower — full of beauty and resilience and grit and life — I too know that I am getting pruned, in order to again grow fully, beautifully, and better than ever before. Sending love and grace your way during this season! 💐