Start Small and Grow Slow

My boss is Mother Nature. So naturally, I take my cues from her. These anemones are a few of the first of the Spring Blooms to open up in the tunnel. They are small, like 3 inches. And they are no mistake! 

Mother Nature shows me time and time again, that most transitions take time, some patience and begin with trust in the baby steps. It means that sometimes, the first blooms are small as the plant wakes up and pushes through the darkness to emerge into it's changing environment like warming temperatures and increasing light. It takes it some time to fully stretch and mature into it’s long, strong and supportive stem that is capable of blooming fully unto itself. And that is just as it should be!

So many of us find ourselves right now in transition. Whether we are moving out of a space of wintering, or out of pandemic hibernation, or out of whatever personal work or rest that we have been doing. We are waking up. May we remember that our trust in the small, baby steps before us is all we need. They are only a start and ease us into adjustment. They are actually what are often called for in such big transitions such as these as we grow into new environments, internally and externally. With patience, compassion and baby steps, we’ll get through and bloom. 

It’s really okay to Start Small and Grow Slow.