This poem was shared at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in our 300 hour Mod 4 sangha.
It fills me with hope and possibility. Keep these words close to inspire you in your practice of yoga, meditation or life 💛
Roots of Hope
Thankfully
the roots of hope run deep.
And when we get discouraged
we can feel the tug of those roots
and we remember
oh yes, that’s right…
we have come through
harder things than this before.
And during the process, learned
what we could not have learned otherwise. And thankfully
we believe in trying again
no matter how far the distance seems
between what we want
and what we have.
We can remember
what blooming feels like.
So we practice,
the feeling of blooming…
and possibility opens us
to the miracles once more.
Shiloh Sophia Shiloh Sophia Studio
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
“And during the process, learned
what we could not have learned otherwise.”
That is a key point for me when I try to make peace with difficult situations.
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Thank you Karin! Acceptance of difficulties is the hardest for me too… When we know we are learning we can be more present to their gifts. 💛
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Beautiful words! The image reminds me of an art panel I made which I titled “Tree Madam”.
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Thanks Suzi! I’d love to see this piece. Growing from the earth and reaching for the sun is such a wonderful metaphor for life!
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Won’t allow me to post a photo in this comment box, but a photo is in my FB album “Stuff I’ve Made” or can probably be found on my blog if you search “Tree Madam”.
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I’m going over there now 🙂
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This is such a beautiful reminder – thank you Val!
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Thank Julie. Never forget the roots that you can tap into to give you strength ❤️
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Oh so beautiful!
And yes, “We can remember / what blooming feels like.”
YES!
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Thank you! Lets root down and rise up to bloom together Louise 🙂
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Absolutely beautiful, Val!
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Thanks so much Jill. It touched me also 💛
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I so like this: “We practice the feeling of blooming.” 🙂
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Grounding deeply. Beautiful Val. Keeping this one. 🙂
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Rooting down and reaching up to bloom fully! The best lesson from Mother Nature. 😍
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This is so beautiful Val, thanks so much for sharing it. x
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Thank you Julie. So glad it connected with you. Xo
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Love that line “So we practice that feeling of blooming…” that will sit with me all day.
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Practice the feeling if blooming 🙂 I love this phrase too Noelle. We recognize it and yearn for it. Thank you!
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Val, after a week of almost nonexistent Internet connection it’s wonderful to return to such beautiful notions as this post of yours conveyed.
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Thank you Paul for your kind words. Its frustrating when the internet isn’t reliable. Glad you are back… At least for now 😉
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