The autumnal season is one.big.gratitude.party. Nature, in her multitude of expressions, says “thanks!” via the colorful confetti, the bounty of the harvest, the nuts, the seeds for storing. Nature doesn’t hold back nor does she hold on.
She flows.
Do you see trees holding desperately onto their leaves as though there’d never be the abundance of spring AND new leaves? Nah. That’s not flow. Share with a friend who would bloom from hearing this.
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When and where are the moments when you rememBEr who you are? – P. Annie Kirk
What are those spaces and places?
Are they when you’re traveling? Perhaps in a flicker of a second, you feel the “thing” while driving? Maybe it’s in waking from a deep sleep spell – when all is quiet in the house – and you see visions of the garden of you, what’s possible, the idea and the ideal?
You remember. That which cannot be contained. That which is not to be fenced in.
Revel in that feeling, don’t you want to?
Moments back to the sense of whole-me. Ideal-me. Connected-not-separate-me. These come when in our “native landscape”. When the busy mind is lent a pause allowing our souls a syncing of greater awareness.
“But how do I remember more, more often, when the house (or mind) ain’t so quiet?”
Start with creating a context and surround yourself with prompts of that native landscape of you – your ideal self. The one you remember. Our environments are created to work in our favor – to help us sow a storyline that reminds and reflects us, one that actually heals the divide. Anything else is a lie and puts nothing back together for you.
We know from scientific evidence.
We know from the mystics.
We can design reconnection with ourselves.
We can create our way out from and back to being our own sense of sanctuary.
(This post is part of an ongoing #positivemomentarydistraction series intended to lend you a much deserved, #serenegreenscene#naturedose. The photos and quotes are part of a #thriveoutsidehealinside collection, Red Bird has curated over the decades – resources that I turn to for inspiration, empowerment, and reassurance – not unlike my healing relationship with my garden and nature beyond. Research studies show that views of nature-based positive distractions reduce pain, anxiety, stress, fatigue, distress and other physiological and psychological outcomes. Please, enjoy this #healinggardenhappyplace moment with me.)
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*IF* you believed in magic. And *IF* your precious heart needed to rest its autumnal eyes on some calming #flowerpower uptick, (especially after *this* full moon, whoosh LMTY), you’d pay close attention to sandy soil forest understory for a sip of Cyclamen.
It blooms in the fall ’round here in this hemisphere. I’m talking the wild kind, of course. The cyclamen that makes you wonder if the flower is looking up or looking down. The flower’s remedy will help clarify: it’s looking all around! How’s that? The name comes from the Greek work kuklos which means circle. Cycle. The magic of cyclamen, metaphorically speaking, attunes us to the cycles of life and opens portals to the sacred, universal, nature. Think cervix and you’ll understand the root chakra power of this flower.
Serve me up some of that for this #FridayPlantHappyHour, huh?
In #sanctuarydesign applications, I often add this flower (back) into outlying natural areas. I adore the idea that it carries with it the essence of clear-headedness. Circling a home with the offerings of accessing inner wisdoms, knowledge, KNOWing, rooting. In a potted container brought inside, the plant helps to circle up knowledge and helps us store it for future applications. Hmm, like an external hard drive.
The root (rhizome – turnip tuber looking “bulb” but not a bulb) is said to be used as medicine for ailments from head to toe and all around inside. (Note of caution – consult your witch doctors, medical personnel, gurus and guides before you try anything with this plant, k?).In the personal design of my new sanctuary studio, cyclamen will be used to clear energy from construction and to foster my work of circling into deeper levels of being of service, healing and nurturance.
As I cast my vision for creating #TheSanctuarySalon membership in 2020, Cyclamen’s empowering energy assists to bring this circle, this community of #highlysensitivepeople, deep feelers, keepers-of-all-moving-parts together — those of us wanting to heal, root and earth in our intention to grow a sense of sanctuary space in
ourselves.
our work.
our lives.
our jobs, businesses.
our gardens.
our families.
and for sanctuary to become the place of acceptance of our true nature.
A place that nurtures and SEES our caring nature and vulnerability as our strongest power – one that encircles so many in our lives..Oh! And I so dig the heart-shaped leaves that cyclamen offers. But, you know as Annie The OpenHearted, I’m a sucker for such natural things.
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Welcome my Soil-Soul-Sister & Brother! I'm Annie Red Bird, ready to style for your serenity & dig deep for calm, connection & creativity in your everyday #HealingGardenHappyPlace.
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