Last night I sat in the stands at The Hollywood Bowl and watched 126 luminous young women graduate from high school. Without notes or a prompter a fair-haired graduate stood before the audience and eloquently spoke about the journey she and her classmates were embarking on. A quote from Anais Nin described their moment perfectly. "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." And the day came that was assigned to them. June 2, 2010 had most likely been circled on their calendars for months. These girls had the choice to fulfill their course requirements, to move forward with their classmates, or remain behind. To stay in the bud or blossom. But what happens in life when these rights of passage are not mapped out for us? How do we know when to move on and graduate? The pain Nin referenced is the true indicator. Life is about honing one singular skill -- trusting your intuition. Twenty eight years after receiving my high school diploma I'm getting clearer as to when it's time to bloom. The picture was taken at The Huntington Gardens in San Marino.
LOVE it. Yes.... honing our intuition, TRUSTING it's magnetic intelligence, and BLOOMING big time....it's what it's all about, Alfie.
ReplyDeleteBLOOM on, Believer. Bloom on...."-)
so powerful!
ReplyDelete"Life is about honing one singular skill -- trusting your intuition."
My nature is to spend a lot of time researching...... sometimes I need to just jump into the mix.