Last night I lay down outside and stared at the sky.
It’s the best TV in the world.
A free broadway theatre show, in my garden.
My ears filled with the symphony of birds, Jim’s fountain next door trickled away and the occasional whir of a plane rumbled thousands of feet over my head.
I was watching a story that had never been told; Tonight’s Sky: This Moment.
The clouds moved in formations and images that had never ever been seen before by anyone. One looked like a Spartan Warrior with a sword and shield.
I could see my own corneas in my own eyes as I looked up. I was deeply present.
The sky was bright blue bleeding into white at the edges.
The main event - the crescent of a new moon fixed in the sky.
I lay and watched. Witnessing the night unfolding above me.
Life in bloom, all around me.
I lay and I let it bloom, like it is blooming, in me.
It’s July and my life is full.
We’re getting our bathroom done. We’re working hard. The seeds I planted at the start of the year are starting to bear fruit. There are plans, birthdays, holidays.
Some of the seeds I planted aren’t sprouting. Some have died and need dead-heading. Other saplings are becoming trees and I didn’t expect that.
I didn’t know we had a Rose bush there in the garden? It smells lovely.
Yes, we’re in bloom and I’m lying back, watching it happen.
It’s scary and unnatural for me to just let it be. To think, believe even, that what’s about to burgeon in my life - I have no control of and will, ultimately, be my unexpected path.
That’s how I feel. It’s done, what will blossom, will blossom. I just have to let it happen. No control. Plans, but plans held very lightly.
The year isn’t over. I’m not going to stop working, But I’ve planted what I can and now, let see what blooms?
What will I harvest? What will I reap?
Can I let my life bloom without too much control and fluster?
When I lie back and look at the sky - I want to. I want to live like this. I want to trust, I want to open to the seeds of the unknown and expand myself to what could be.
I want to let the world unfold in me, through me. I don’t want to control it.
Why would I? Try and control this life. Who am I to think I could possibly do so?
As I stare out at the sky, how could I make or create anything better than this!?
I can’t do better than this blue sky? I can’t compete with the chorus of these birds.
I don’t have all the answers, or all the ideas. The blue sky and the blooming garden know so much more than me; they are so much more creative, intelligent and abundant than me - what if I sit back and let life grow through me?
What if I shut up and let the world do the talking?
What if I sit back and let it be?
Let it be.
Let it be, through me.
We’re in bloom, life is showing us the way, we just have to pay attention.
Cheers,
James x
p.s what’s blooming in your life?
For founders/creators/entrepreneurs/leaders/artists. It’s half way through the year, it’s a good time to reflect on what’s blooming. What can you learn? What could you do more of? What could you do less of? Let life, your business, your results so far - let them show you the way.
Can I help guide you? Let’s connect.