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Education:Self-Improvement
"Composting what was into what will be."
Mother Nature and the cycle of seasons provide endless life lessons and nourishing guidance if we are wise enough to heed her teachings.
More specifically, spring's arrival, the season as we all know that introduces itself after winter, the latter season of which for many of us can be frigid, keeping us more home-bound and bundled up far more often than we might prefer as well as to cause us to take stock of our home environment most directly and intimately.
It was upon hearing the statement above in a recent yoga class that I immediately smiled. Why? Well, there is much truth in this literal description of how compost is created and as to why it applies to our lives, it can figuratively be true as well. However . . .
We have to choose, and thus remember, to compost in the first place!
Spring gifts us with an abundance of wonderments and opportunities to apply what we have been investing in and working on during winter, or healing or resting in order to feel rejuvenated and reenergized. So not only do we need to remember to view winter as an opportunity to tend to what needs our attention, we must also be courageous enough to step forward into what that rest has given us.
Simply because we plant, water and fertilize a new plant in spring, or pot up a dahlia tuber in spring, doesn't mean the beauty we hope to come will appear in spring. No, it will not. The dahlias take around 100 days to share their first flower, but once they begin flowering, so long as they have been planted in their right conditions and the gardener keeps dead-heading, the blooms keep on coming until the first frost in early fall. This is beautiful reminder to be patient with ourselves and the changes we have begun to put into place, or the steps we have begun to take that will eventually lead us where we want to arrive. Spring is the beginning of the new journey, but we may not arrive where we wish to go until Summer or early Fall, but we will never arrive if we don't choose to compost first.
In today's episode we will explore eight instances in our life when unwanted moments have happened and how to compost them into something we do want. I welcome you to join us and tune in.
Have a look at the Show Notes for the episode, #378 here - https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast378
303: 33 Ways to Live Your Fullest Life, as taught by Norma Kamali
302: 21 Lessons Learned in my 42nd Year
301: The Courage to Live Fully & Deeply: 7 Ideas to Put into Practice for a Life of True Contentment
300: Plat du Jour - French Dinners Made Easy w/Susan Herrmann Loomis
299: How to Live a Life with Less Stress & Why It's Vital for Good Health
298: 28 Ways to Simplify Your Entire Life
297: 10 Ideas for Making the Most of "Between the Years"
296: The Necessity of Personal Privacy: A Delicate & Important Dance
295: The Gift of Discontentment (yep, that's no typo)
294: How to be the Director of Your Life: 6 Key Components
293: Choose a Life You Love Living Each Day (yes, it is possible)
292: 7 Truths About Experiencing Happiness
291: 6 Ways To Dance with Life (and Have An Amazing Experience)
290: 10 Life Choices to Simplify & Welcome a Calm & Contented Everyday Life
289: Anne Willan Talks About Women in the Kitchen
288: Cultivating a New Normal
287: 5 Things to Do to Build Healthy Relationships and 4 Things to Let Go
286: How to Let Go of Comparison? Heal Thyself
Season 7 Schedule Announced!
285: The New Parisienne author Lindsey Tramuta
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