MAKING WAY FOR NEW GROWTH

As a gardener, I find that nature can teach us much about the process of growth. When we observe the cycles of the seasons, we notice the journey a tree or plant must take each year, as it renews itself for another growing cycle. There are often fragments of last year’s growth still clinging to the branches, even as the new buds begin to form and swell, awaiting just the right conditions to burst forth.

The old, dried up leaves, from the seasons past, no longer feed the tree and have served their purpose....yet, they often cling on. As the air becomes warmer, the new growth now pushes through and casts off these old leaves, sending them to the ground where they begin serving another purpose, enriching the soil and making nutrients to support the tree in another way.

Our limiting beliefs are like these old leaves that now need to let go and make way for the new growth that is to come. With this in mind, we can ask ourselves, what old leaves are clinging to my branches? What do I need to let go of to allow for this new growth to emerge and replenish me? How can I recognize this cycle within myself and surrender these beliefs to the earth, where they can become fertile ground for the new opportunities that lie ahead?

As you travel along your path to new growth, consider what old stories you’re holding on to that no longer serve you. Perhaps you’re feeling the emergence of something new and potent for yourself. Can you release what needs to go, and make room for these tender new shoots to spring forth? Can you trust that all that you surrender, and allow to fall away, has served you well? Thank it, release it, and step into your season of change.