I took this photo of a young fern on one of Brian Draper‘s spring retreats. During one exercise we were invited to walk around the beautiful grounds of Mottisfont and pay attention to what was drawing our attention.
I find that when I slow down and am fully present in the moment, nature often teaches me helpful life lessons – the Celtic concept of nature as God’s big book has always resonated with me…
If you have ever touched a fern and tried to unfurl it by force, you will have noticed the resistance. Whenever I see a fern, I remember the importance of letting things unfold in their own time.
Unfurling
Your unfurling
cannot
be
forced
rushed
STOPPED
without
doing violence
to the process
of becoming…
© Susanne Irving, 2019
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