Over the past few weeks while I’ve been away from my new home in Seattle (to Ireland and now back to the Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction in Arizona), it seems as if spring has definitely sprung. Photos of fluffy pink cherry blossoms keep popping up in my Instagram feed and friends on Facebook share plans for riding bikes through the tulip fields. And if I were to visit the flower stalls at Pike Place Market, I’d be able to find a different variety of daffodil for every day of the week (maybe 2), each stem at just $1 a piece. Spring has sprung, for sure.
We just moved into a new apartment with a small yard, which is always an adventure, especially as spring rolls around. I knew there were plants there, but since we arrived at the end of winter they had not yet blossomed for the season. Now that spring is upon us, I’m eager to discover what’s there.
However, since I can’t be there right now, I have to go through Kyle to find these things out, and each time I’ve talked to him over the past few weeks, I’ve asked the same question: What’s growing?
After this question became routine, I came to realize that I had this question for myself, too. As you’ve probably gathered, over the past six months or so things have been a bit chaotic. Many of the things that have made my days so full over this period have been good, but when they all seem to happen back to back, it’s a little bit much for my introverted self (don’t worry—I’m already taking notes never to let this happen again). While I know these experiences have much to offer me (especially my recent pilgrimage to Ireland and my time here at Hesychia), sometimes it just feels like I’m getting by.
But I don’t want to just get by anymore, and I don’t want to finally return home after many weeks away and enter immediately back into the daily grind with no consideration for what is happening within me what that means should come next. And so, for the months of April and May, I’ve decided to intentionally step back and ask myself: What is growing?
In my own journey and with my work at A Sacred Journey, I want to take some time to step back and watch what emerges. I know some seeds have been planted, for sure. I don’t know what they are yet, but I’m so eager to find out.
On a practical note, that means that posts will be a little less frequent over the next two months, but they’ll still be regular. We’ll be featuring 1-2 guest posts a week, starting on Thursday with our new Pilgrim in Residence: Dan Cumberland of The Meaning Movement (read his previous guest post here). I’ll also pop in from time to time too, simply because I can’t resist.
And in June? Well let’s just say that April showers bring May flowers, and I have a feeling some of those May flowers might show up as some new developments at A Sacred Journey in June. We’ll just have to wait and see!
Thanks for journeying with me so far. I so look forward to slowing down and discovering what’s growing over these next two months and finding out what it means for this space and its offerings. I have a feeling there will be some good surprises, just like the hydrangea bush we’ve discovered growing in our new back yard.
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What’s growing in your own journey this spring?