Imagine yourself as a flower in springtime, your petals drawn in tightly around your face. If you can see out at all, it’s only a speck of light. You can’t appreciate much of what goes on around you. Yet once you feel the warmth of the sun, things change. You begin to soften. Your petals loosen and begin to stretch outward, removing your delicate blinders. Your world expands and possibilities unfold. This metaphor is the affect of emotions, namely that shame contracts and love expands us. When it comes to the growth of human beings, positivity is essential. As with all emotions, the effect is fleeting and must be renewed. Just as a day lily retracts when the sunlight fades, so do our hearts and minds when positivity wanes. Threatened with negativity, we start to close down. Throughout each day, the scope of our awareness blooms and recedes according to our emotions. The best part? We have a built-in reset button! The body regenerates, on a cellular level, roughly every three months. In the spirit of spring, try making a conscious commitment to seed more health, joy, and loving-kindness for the next three months and see what blossoms.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:51:55 +0000
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