Blooming Like the Lotus with Resilience and Self-Compassion I Garden Walk, Hot Cocoa & Coloring

Recently, I visited a lotus garden for the first time. My only knowledge of them is from what I read in books or glimpsed on screen. But as I stood beneath the bright sun, surrounded by these graceful blooms rising from the pond, I understood why the lotus is so revered.

There was something quietly powerful about it: the way it grows from the mud, nourished by the very murkiness it rises through. This mud is the "miry clay": a wet, muddy earth or soil found in ponds or swamps that can be tricky to move through, yet it cradles the roots and allows life to grow.

It reminded me that resilience doesn't always roar. Sometimes, it's soft. Sometimes, it's slow. Sometimes, it looks like being gentle with ourselves as we grow.

We can loves ourselves into courage. Into g=strength, Into becoming.

Join me in this quiet stroll among lotus blossoms; a reflection not of perfection, but the tender unfolding that happens when offer ourselves compassion, even in the mess.

And the strength it takes to be gentle with yourself.

#lotus #selfcompassion #resilience #cozyvibes #hotchocolate #softliving

Time Stamp
00:00 Opening Scene
00:14 Lotus Garden
01:04 Lotus Pond
04:18 Hot Cocoa & Coloring, Reflection
07:01 My Cup of Wish for You

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