A Season To Bloom
The seeds you plant are ready to bloom; are you?
Hey Sis,
We are exactly eight days away from the start of a new season—my favorite, if I’m being frank. Now, I may be a little biased since I was born in this season, but the older I get, the more I can appreciate the changes each season brings. Spring brings with it warmer weather, beautiful sights: the sun, people outside, and beautiful flowers. Most importantly, it’s a time when the things that were planted begin to bloom.
Even you, Sis.
Have you ever considered that the season change may also be the time for YOU to bloom? As I think about where I am on my journey, I know it’s time for me to bloom. You see, from September to February, I planted the seed of rest. It may have been the hardest thing I’ve ever learned to do, and I know that sounds crazy, but trust me, it was not easy. I’ll save that for another time, though.
I want you to take a minute to think about what seeds you planted in the off-season. Don’t overthink it. Maybe it was as simple as completing something or learning something new. It could have been letting go of a person, thing, or mindset. Whatever it is, now is the time to allow that seed to bloom. Maybe you had an idea but were too scared to pursue it—now is the time to let that seed bloom.
CAUTION:
“Always remember that amazing things, beautiful things, and lasting things take time to bloom. So, don’t forget to be patient.”
Last fall, I read a book called “Dare To Bloom: Trusting God Through Painful Endings and New Beginnings.” And might I say it was timely, as I was going through a painful ending and desperate for new beginnings. As much as I wanted a quick fix, which a lot of us do (we can thank society for that), reading it taught me that I could find exactly what I needed right where I was.
It all starts with the seeds I plant in the painful ending, which, if I’m being honest, was exactly what I needed to grow. Sis, perhaps you are in a painful ending or a prolonged waiting period, but have you ever considered it’s what you need to get to the next level? If not, that’s okay. I struggle with seeing in the present; my hindsight is usually where things make sense to me. I want to share a journal entry I wrote around that time in October, hoping it will spark something in you to think about as it relates to seeds you’ve planted and may be waiting to bloom. It just may give you a different perspective on what you can do as you wait—knowing that as the season changes, so will you. Your time to bloom is coming.
Journal Entry (October):
“What if you bloomed right where you were planted?
What if you dared to be brave enough to weather the now without thinking about what’s next?
What if you surrendered to Yahweh and His plan for you to bloom where you are planted?
What if you watered the seeds being planted in this place?
What if you pulled the weeds up from the root that wanted to choke you out?
What if you bloomed right where you were planted?
What if you were brave enough to like the present, tough enough to endure it, and bold enough to live it with love—
knowing that what you see after is worth it?
What if you bloomed where you were planted?”
As I close out this newsletter, I want to leave you with an affirmation:
“The seeds I plant now are enough.”
As we make our way into spring, I want you to walk in that truth and repeat it as many times as you need. Know that if you continue to nourish the seed and not give up, the promise of blooming will show itself in due time.
And remember, until next time—Sis, you got this!
With love,
Your Big Sis,
Tiara
P.S. I would love to hear what you feel will bloom in your life as the season is changing? Don’t be shy , comment below to share.
First and foremost I love this! And relate so much. I feel like I had been in a prolonged waiting period an extended gestation if you will and now the labor pangs have set in, I welcome them as I know the reward is a beautiful baby! I use this analogy because the journey I embarked on to get me to the place I am today as a doula and furthering my education to further expand my reach has me always looking at the process and journey of things, as a pregnancy.
My very name embodies that, Sephra Ti Yah. The report/ story/ mission given/implanted/impregnated of Yah. I didn’t know why it resonated with me then but it’s blooming to fruition now.
I tried back in 2009 to do a blog called WOPOP (writing on PURPOSE, on Purpose) and it never picked up. But I met a kindred spirit in you sis! I love this for you and I’m here for the journey!