Here’s what I love about that whole ‘ No Mud, No Lotus’ analogy. It’s not a ‘this, then that’ scenario. You don’t go through the mud and then have the beautiful lotus and pluck it for life in a pristine, flawless vase afterwards. It’s a ‘this AND that’ scenario. You live in the mud. The mud is your sustenance. It’s where your roots feed your beauty and unfolding. Whatever your brand of mud, get comfortable there. That is where YOUR lotus WANTS to bloom.
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Inspiration image: common license photography
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This plinky-plonky rainy weather had me feeling all watery today.
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Here’s what I love about that whole ‘ No Mud, No Lotus’ analogy.
One – it’s true – have you seen the muck that those beautiful flowers grow out of?
And two – it’s not a ‘this, then that’ scenario. You don’t go through the mud and then have the beautiful lotus and pluck it for life in a pristine, flawless vase afterwards.
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It’s a ‘this AND that’ scenario. You live in the mud. The mud is your sustenance. It’s where your roots feed your beauty and unfolding.
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Whatever your brand of mud, get comfortable there.
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That is where YOUR lotus WANTS to bloom.
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🎨my abstract interpretation of a photo by Saffu on @unsplash