When you are stuck between a rock and a hard place things feel helpless. We feel as though we can not move and our issues between our needs, wants and desire all come to the fore to be viewed as desperation and longing. In nature we find a different experience because in the rawest forms of nature there is only one agenda and that is to grow. A plant knows/senses that if it simply and consistently leans toward the light it’s needs will somehow be met. No matter what it’s circumstances it can be the best version of NOW by gently leaning toward the light.
This is how grass grows amid side walk cracks in the city as tens of thousands of people walk unconsciously over this miracle each day. While the blade of grass is simply being what it is, a blade of grass expressing itself beautifully in conditions which are less than perfect but more than adequate.If asked the blade of grass might say if feels blessed to be alive and able to express itself even in these less than perfect conditions. The blade of grass gets that no matter who treads on it, when the sun shines and it gently leans toward the sun’s warmth all is well.
You might ask how a picture of a plant, a weed I might add, growing in a rock in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania has any relation to you? My response would be how can it not. All things are connected and nature continuously reflects to us all answers from the earth. She is Mother Earth for a reason:
- She feeds us in mind body and spirit
- She hold us on her lap in the gardens and Central Parks of life
- She laughs with her sunshine and cries with her tears and yet it is this combination that brings to us our nourishing food and the basic necessities of life.
Constant sunshine wold burn our blossoms and eventually dry out the juice that makes us shine. Constant rain destroys our grounding washing away our roots and our ability to take hold. It is the perfect combination/ balance between the two that allows for growth and the perfect blossom of life to unfold. So next time you are stuck between a rock and a hard place I invite you to lean gently toward the light and do the only thing possible to do. Grow!
