How Magnolia Blooms Unfold

The second track in my series "Nature Speaks". A guided contemplation without music, where I encourage you to reflect on how magnolia blooms unfold and how we can learn from them. If you are feeling pressured by human expectation and the busyness of modern day life, this track will encourage you to slow down and allow yourself to blossom in your own unique way. I found when I wrote the text that it has a gentle rhyme and rhythm. I hope you enjoy the soothing intention of my words and my voice.

Transcript

How Magnolia Blooms Unfold Welcome to these few moments of calm and reflection, As we tap into the wisdom of Mother Nature and the spirit of the Magnolia Tree. Make yourself comfortable, Feet firmly placed on the ground, Spine upright yet comfortable, Supporting yourself as you need to. Take a few calming breaths to ease you into the present moment and then into the power of your inner awareness. Begin by picturing a Magnolia Tree on a warm spring day. Let's reflect on the things it might want to say as we contemplate its beautiful blooms. Just for this moment, Become one of those blooms and see life through its lens. A tiny bud all tightly compressed, Full of potential and life force, Without any stress. Just being where you are, In exactly the right place, The right stage of growth. Asking no interfering questions or doubting that things are as they are meant to be. Existing without anxious comparison or without jostling for position at the top of the tree. Connect to this peace within and as you do, Encompass the tiny bud inside of you, Inside your own heart. Be with it for a moment, Still, Quiet and calm. Love it. Love yourself. Know you're playing your part. Not doubting your purpose, Your self-worth or your role. Be like the bloom. Be like the tree. Be like all of the blooms. They are one and the same, A part of the whole, A part of nature's joyful game. Reflect on how that one bloom will unfold, Opening its petals, Quiet yet bold, Waxy smooth, Gentle and strong. Self-conscious worrying for this moment has gone. Mindless comparison and competition far away as each bloom unfurls in its own special way. At its own unique moment, Perfection at play. Yet what is perfection? The human self asks. Does it even exist? Can I reach it at last? The magnolia's wisdom answers forthwith. It is not an achievement, An end point or goal, But a process of unfurling at one with your soul, Simply allowing oneself to open in your own time, Soaking up the sun and the rain in line with Mother Nature and the web she has spun, Each petal unfolding as it feels it is right, Trusting itself, Trusting the light. The demands of human order and time do not exist in nature's world. Can you go with her flow and let yourself bloom and unfurl? Can you be more like a magnolia bloom every day? Reflect a while. What can you take away from the manner that she blooms and how it can support you in your life today? Stay as long as you wish with this contemplation. I'd like to thank you for joining me. When you are ready, Bring yourself back calm, Grounded and refreshed.