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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
8: Love Food, Love Your Body: 10 Simple Tips (Top Episode from Season 1)
155: 6 Life Lessons for Living Well from Julia Child (a top episode from season 3)
256: 72 Hours in San Francisco - Where to Eat, Sleep, and How Get About
255: 34 Inspiring Daily Rituals to Ignite Your Creativity
254: 26 Ways to Ensure Happy Singledom at Any Stage of Our Life's Journey
253: 36 Ways to Welcome Joie de Vivre into Your Everyday Life
6: Authenticity: The Courage to Be Yourself, Top Post from the Archives
252: The Characteristics of Being a Late Bloomer, and How Embracing This Gift Could Change the World for Everyone
97: Small & Simple = A Grand & Full Life - Top Post from 2016
32: The French Capsule Wardrobe: the 14 essentials
251: Celebrating the JOMO and Enjoying Your Unique Chosen Journey of Life
250: How to Create a Beckoning Sanctuary That Reflects Your Journey
249: A Lesson, for Women Especially, to Learn Sooner
248: 12 French or (Set in France) Feel-Good Films I Love (having premiered in the past 10 years)
247: My Interview with Stylist Scarlet Chamberlin
246: Why Not . . . Tailor Your Life to Fit You?
245: 10 Ways Resilence During Good Times Can Elevate Your Everydays
244: Give Yourself the Gift of Contentment Everyday, All Day
243: 12 Ways to Make Mornings Magical, Mindful and the Foundation of a Great Day and Great Success
242: 31 Ways to Practice True Self-Care and Exponentially Improve the Quality of Your Daily Life
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