Planting Seeds newsletter
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A butterfly in the lavender
I loved providing them with the exactly the right space so we could hear the little voice inside them that knew what they needed to do to go forwards. And go forwards they certainly did.
It's been a busy week. I wrote and designed my new website at Planting
Seeds, I've started some marketing, I've woken up early and gone to
bed late, I've made all kinds of lists.
Today I sat down on the bench outside and realised that I felt a little
frazzled. I was forking my lunch into my mouth without tasting it. I
became aware of a tangled knot of tension in my stomach.
I let my eyes drift. They landed on a hummock of lavender, just several
metres from where I sat. A small modest brown butterfly was nibbling at
the lavender pollen. It gave me the space I needed to hear the quiet
voice inside me.
'Easy there,' it said. 'This coaching stuff is all very exciting. But
don't forget to notice small modest brown butterflies nibbling at
lavender pollen.'
I did. I sat and I did. The butterfly fluttered from blossom to lavender
blossom. I imagined the lavender tasting heavenly. I sipped at the
silence, and the beauty. The knot in my stomach dissolved, knot by knot.
Things to be curious about:
Which kind of spaces help you to hear your little voice? Take a moment
right now to be quiet. What is it telling you? What do you need to do
this week/this minute to honour it?
Quotes:
That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and the inevitability of something.
-Meredith Monk
Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson