Whether you are experiencing summer in the world around you,
Or it is simply rising within you,
This is about bringing yourself or something in life to fruition.
And recognizing that this is just one season in the ebb and flow of energies and experiences,
And is just as important as any other season,
To recognize,
Step into,
And live.
Like all the seasons,
For us as humans,
Certainly modern cultured humans,
We need to also give ourselves permission to step into flourishing.
And some days that feels like more of a struggle than other days.
So I invite you in to giving yourself as much permission as you are able to access in this moment,
Trusting that you were built to flow through the seasons in cycles,
Just as the natural world around you is.
And knowing that summer flourishing is part of being human.
It is a right.
It is part of our rhythms,
Part of our cycles.
It is something that just is.
And yes,
Flourishing is within context and environment.
When conditions around us are optimal,
There is so much more space and nourishment to support flourishing.
But most of us don't have fully optimal conditions or conditioning.
So I invite you to think of all those plants growing in walls,
Growing through cracks in concrete,
In deserts,
And on cliffs.
They still flower.
They still flourish and reach their potential and cycle through their own seasons.
Perhaps even more importantly,
Because of the conditions within which they have managed it and the ecosystem within which they are offering their contributions to keep life flowing.
Wherever you are in life and in yourself,
If there is something within you rumbling to flourish,
Perhaps the time is now.
So let's go deep within and tap into that life force that is ready to rise in you.
I invite you to negotiate with your body to find a stable base.
And notice and acknowledge those parts of you that are keeping you anchored and upholding you.
Close your eyes if you're comfortable to do so and breathe in a nourishing breath.
And as you breathe out,
Settle into yourself.
Feel a stirring of your life force in your depths.
Where is that in you?
What is it like?
It may be a light,
It may be vibrational,
Or a color.
However you sense it,
Feel that stirring within you.
Breathe in to open up space for it to rise.
Giving permission,
Inviting it to emerge and build.
And as it rises in you,
You feel parts of yourself open up.
Your body follows,
Sitting taller,
Rolling your shoulders to open your heart space,
And rising physically,
Expanding.
Your life force continues to rise,
Like a river that from the spring has met with land that allows it to find its flow.
This is your potential,
Finding kinetic energy that allows it to flourish.
Whether you are focusing on your own potential,
This is always the work that needs to come first.
Or if you are here in this moment,
Focusing on the flourishing of a project,
Or something else in life.
Imagine yourself or that thing rising,
Coming in to full potential.
Notice what that will feel like.
What will be happening in you and around you?
Notice the impact of that potential flourishing.
Imagine achieving that full flourishing and being entirely comfortable with it.
Accepting it and embracing it.
Allow your system,
Your whole being,
To know this feeling of your full potential.
To know what it is to live spaciously within yourself,
So that your life force may rise whenever you are in the season of summer flourishing.
And as it rises up in you,
You feel it get to the edges of your being,
Allowing you to lift and open even more,
Stretching out your heart space.
Stretching out your arms and lifting your face to the sun.
Feeling yourself bloom and just like a tree or plant in full bloom,
You are vibrating with other life and other creative energies.
You are not only living out your full potential,
But you are also offering other opportunities through your potential.
Giving space for the flourishing of others and of other possibilities in this world.
Your flourishing creates more life.
Allow yourself to marinate in this,
Without judgment,
Without fear.
And if judgment and fear are showing up,
Invite them to sit quietly beside you,
Acknowledging their presence and keeping a loving boundary in place.
This is not a space right now for their voices.
This is a space for the absolute beauty,
Vibrancy and aliveness of your flourishing.
Know it,
Allow it,
And love it,
So that you may live it.
This potential is absolutely in you.
All that you are,
All that you have to offer is possible,
Beautiful and nourishing for life around you.
It is absolutely yours to rise into.
