Spring Reflections and Life Lessons

Something that occurred to me is how now that spring is here, everything just feels lighter and easier…easier to execute, easier for the human body to think, "Okay, yeah, we can do this." Every winter is always a surprise. However, I feel so grateful that spring is finally here, and it feels like spring. Yes, we might still need a winter coat in the UK. However, it honestly is just the best time of the year. It just is, because getting up to work out feels so much easier. The body doesn't feel like it's fighting me to get out of bed as much.

I've learned a few things over the last winter, from October till March. A lot has been going on, and it's been one of those life moments where you need to make big decisions almost one after another…a lot of moving parts and you do your best and just hope to get out on the other side in a better place. I think those are the moments that make us truly. But really, most of all, those are the moments that prayer is really important, and even if I didn't practice it, leaning into your better spiritual practices like meditation, prayer; but for me, mostly prayer.

Over the last couple of years, I've had trying relationships in my life and leaned into prayer, praying to God when it got really hard, thinking over and over the problem, how to make it better. Not forgetting that most times we don't have control over other people, but thinking of approaching it as a problem to solve, as an obstacle to overcome and how one might approach that.

I found approaching relationship problems in a way where you think, "Okay, so when I don't like someone or when I find someone to be abrasive or too much or whatever, what do I like about that person who, say, works for me or works with me? What do I like most about that person?" I realized, as someone in charge, I like those people who are like, "Hey, can you do this?" and they trust your judgment because you're their leader, for example. And they just go, "Okay, cool." But if they do have to offer an opinion, they will come to it gently, but then they will listen to what you want to do and respect that.

A new technique I'm trying that's really hard for me, to be honest, is gray rocking, especially with people I can't stand or when they're not seeing reason. It's not your job to make them see reason. Why are you going to challenge or fight for people or corporations that don't really care, you know, in some regards? So I'm trying the gray rock method. We'll see how that goes.

These are the kind of things I've learned. Another is you will be busy and then more stuff will be put on your plate, or an opportunity will come at the same time, and what do you do? Do you just give up and half-ass it, or do you try your best and go for it anyway? I tried my best, went for it anyway. I didn't get it. However, we move. I trusted God's plan for me. Trust the process, guys. Trust the process. I'm just grateful for the experience and the fact that people brought me the opportunity in the first place.

So these are the things I've been going through from autumn last year to winter to now spring, and the flood has eased, and I'm grateful.

That is what I wanted to share today in this bloom: just pray through it, meditate through it, walk through it, run through it, do your best, babes. You got this, but you're not alone. Also, think about the people around you, what you can learn from them to approach this obstacle, whatever it is, and how to better weather it, honestly.

Sometimes it's really toxic, whatever that situation is, and you gotta think about ways to leave completely, because sometimes it does have to be like that. But again, your soul, God, faith, universe will guide you on that. Just do your best. Try to find a way through, around it, or away from it. Easier said than done, guys, but honestly, prayer for me, that more than anything, and also just letting them have their way in regard to, okay, this is just a work situation…so be careful doing that for stuff that could actually lead to harm or further harm for you.

That is my reflection for the start of…well, the start of spring apparently was first of March, but then another website said it's the twenty-first of March. But either way, it's the start of spring, and we're grateful.