Please don’t mistake my softened heart. I haven’t fluttered my whole way here. I’ve roared my way here too. I am tiger as much as I am butterfly. Honor your growls as much as your flutters. We need them both in this life. ~S.C. Lourie

It rained overnight which caused the delicate petals on my Weeping Cherry Tree to bend toward the ground. But it is only temporary as the clouds are beginning to part with some sun to peek through soon. Then they will lift their sweet faces toward the light and will be in their full beauty once again. But I’m reminded to enjoy this time of the petals bent downward as a metaphor and the importance of my own daily inner reflection.

I think about how often we dismiss the beauty of each stage of nature – of life. The Weeping Cherry tree only blossoms for such a short time. A reminder of how short life truly is too. It makes me not want to miss out on the magic – no matter what stage it is in – I am in.

I’m on the theme of magic it seems the last few days hearing it quite a few different places. It is what inspired my weekly animal wisdom oracle reading I recorded today and will share with you soon.

But appreciating the teaching from the weeping cherry tree I also felt called to take a few moments and peruse one of my journals I keep quotes in. I like turning to them for inspiration and symbols to guide me for the day.

I really liked the line in the quote above that says, “honor your growls as much as your flutters.” Just as I’m honoring the stage of the blossoms on the tree from the rain, I honor those times I feel called inward to reflect and how that brings me back to seeing more magic in my world. Often times it is the simple things that bring me the most magic and this has my heart living in a soft, tender, and grateful space that I never want to end.

Wishing you a beautiful day of magic!

XO

Barb

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