The Wisdom of Flowers

It’s May. Everything is in bloom.

Winter is over. We are waking up, coming out of our shells. We are ready to be more again – to dream wild and play big. We are ready to dare, to step out of our shadows, to leave our comfort zones. Even if it’s just a little bit. Even if it’s just for a little while, every now and then. Even if it’s just to have a tiny moment of fun. We are ready to have fun, to play, and to flourish.

Flowering is a rather accurate metaphor for soul growth – it reminds us of the importance of acceptance in the process. Criticism doesn’t heal or move us forward. It only makes us troubled and weary. It makes us question and doubt everything.

Acceptance reminds us that not all stages of growth feel rewarding or look beautiful, but they are part of the journey – part of our road to love. Roses never reject their withered stems or fallen leaves; they hold them with grace until they turn to dust. I admire that in flowers. If I could take just one thing from their wisdom, it would be their eternal love for themselves.

Roses remind me that beauty starts from within – it’s our radiance, our light. That radiance is born from the stories we tell yourselves. What you focus on is what you become. This is why not all beautiful faces shine the same, and why we each see beauty in different things.

It’s not always easy to have a loving inner narrative, especially when we don’t feel heard, seen, or understood in the way we long to be. The flower world understands that.

“It’s okay if you don't” they seem to say. It is not all they say.

Yet whatever you feel, darling, remember to do the following:
Allow it.
Embrace it.
Feel it.
And remember: 𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝑜𝑜 𝓈𝒽𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓅𝒶𝓈𝓈.

Then, one day, you’ll really overcome it all – you'll bloom in your most vibrant colors and look back with gratitude. And then roses will whisper, “This too shall pass,” encouraging you to fully embrace the joy and celebration that life offers. They invite you to live it fully. Breathe it in fully. And, when it’s time, also let it go fully.

Things don’t have just one value. We all prioritize differently. Things are what you make them  –  what you allow them to be.

In order to encourage yourself to bloom more, ask yourself:
𝒲𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒹𝑜 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓋𝒶𝓁𝓊𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓉?

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𝒲𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒷𝓊𝒾𝓁𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒻 𝑒𝒶𝒸𝒽 𝒹𝒶𝓎?

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𝒲𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝑒 𝓅𝓇𝒾𝑜𝓇𝒾𝓉𝒾𝑒𝓈?

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𝒲𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒹𝑜 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒽𝑜𝓅𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒 𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝒹𝑜𝓃𝑒?

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𝒲𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓃𝑒𝑒𝒹𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝒷𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝒹𝒶𝓎  –  𝑜𝓇 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓀  –  𝓈𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓁𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝒷𝒶𝒸𝓀, 𝓎𝑜𝓊’𝓁𝓁 𝒻𝑒𝑒𝓁 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝓁𝓎 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝑒𝒹 𝒶 𝓁𝓊𝓈𝒽, 𝓋𝒾𝒷𝓇𝒶𝓃𝓉, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝒷𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓃𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒?

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𝒲𝒽𝑜 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓇𝑒𝓈 𝓎𝑜𝓊? 𝐻𝑜𝓌 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒷𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓂? 𝐻𝑜𝓌 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒹𝑜 𝓂𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓎 𝒹𝑜?

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𝒲𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒾𝓃𝓈𝓅𝒾𝓇𝑒𝓈 𝓎𝑜𝓊? 𝐻𝑜𝓌 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒷𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓂𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒾𝓃𝓉𝑜 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒹𝒶𝒾𝓁𝓎 𝓁𝒾𝒻𝑒?

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It’s spring. The world is in bloom.

Now is the time to bring that blossoming energy into your own life. What would inspire you to flower more wildly than ever before?

Follow that thread. Listen to the answers that come from your core. And if silence is all you hear, start simply  –  buy or pluck yourself flowers and let them inspire you.

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As an extra encouragement, I’m adding to this post a little workbook called 22 Steps Towards Flowering. It’s something I created to inspire myself. I hope it now has the chance to inspire you too!

 22 Steps Towards Flowering (free workbook) by Hele Flora

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May peace be with you.

♡  Hele