The hope in future blossoms

Hatsuike- The first Ikebana of 2025 by Camelia Tirlescu- A symbol of purity, discreet beauty and the hope in future blossoms

A letter of love.

A letter of hope in any buds courageous enough to show their cute heads and dare to blossom.

A letter of hope despite heavier clouds around at times or shadows filling up the room.

A letter of abundant inspiration.

A letter of wishful thinking and all the nudges and dreams saying yes on my behalf. This invisible hand that I now call it my internal surround system.

A letter of realization for all that I have. I have enough for me.I have always a surplus to share.

A letter of asking and receiving.

Candid photo taken by the writer herself with guest dog Mara (In fact there are two pawsome guest in residence today)

Why asking and how is the receiving going - you might wonder.

It is all in the candid snapshots above. The proof of gifts I have received is all here.

The asking looks a bit more challenging for me to explain fully simply because at times there is someone else doing the asking for me. My task here is however to make sure I understand the gift I have been receiving and enjoy it fully.

I do love flowers. A lot.

I do love dogs.A lot.

I can surround myself with flowers, as somehow their daily maintenance turns into a form of connection, into a form of practice.Their mood swings, their reactions, the way they communicate and show new blossoms and buds, or the way they show unhappiness becomes a call for me to pay attention.To spend more time with them, trying to understand the issue, and to adjust to their reactions too. To heal together.

I chose not to have my own dogs, on the other hand. Simply because they suffer a lot when the owner goes away and I spend a lot of time out of my home during the day. This is a painful choice simply because this is not what I really want. It is what they say a “calculated” choice and I am not comfortable with it. So, this little wish I have lingers somewhere deep inside me and yes! I wish that one day soon I can fulfil this dream too.

Why are these stories related?

One gift was received on Friday. The other gift’s news was received on Saturday. And came together this Sunday for you, dear dear readers.

I might have mentioned previously,I am as human as I can get and by this I mean, I do get overwhelmed, I do get tired. I do find myself in some empty balloon that I have no name for, yet, it makes me wonder “what do I do now?”. I have also learnt to surrender such moments and pretty much take it one step at a time and ensure, by all means, ensure that I get plenty of rest and pretty much let it be.

Funny enough, with the invasion of all lists, intention settings, resolutions lists, top 25 most important things, top 100 dreams, all 300 items for the year ahead ,the vision board and so much importance given the moment of stepping into a new year, I must admit I was influenced heavily and hence I bent towards the opposite direction. Did nothing. My mental list is ever here, preciously stored in the dream person I am building right now. I am working on lists and list for long time of course, as the queen of post its and notes. To act on it and turn into a framework however got a diferent reality check - “not today” was my answer and went sleeping more.

(Simba, the second pawsome guest I have now just started snoring after her lunch!. Bravo- good timing).

Have I asked for something in that very moment of connection? Have I asked for anything in particular when I have felt :”What do I do now?” There are no specifics here. I lean in though and breathe and let my body surrender in the sofa or wherever I was, a chair on the ferry.

The answers I got were totally brilliant.

My friend and ikebana master,Camelia Tirlescu, has sent me her latest ikebana creation welcoming the new year of 2025. With all beautiful messages party embedded in the caption under the photograph. She also allows me to use them here to make your heart blossom too with simplicity, purity and blooms. Camelia- her name is Camellia after the flower herself, is pursuing this passion for years now and this summer I have been partly witness of her searches for new stems or vases or ideas. I got to witness a creator while creating. And I deeply bow to that gift too.

It was an equally generous gift received during some internal turbulence too ,now that I recall I better realize how important that was. Thank you.

You can find her work -at this link. Her posts might be mostly Romanian yet it so easy to click “translate” button and here you go. Get inspired. Her business account is called Sufrageria Cameliei - “Camellia’s Living Room”

Sufrageria Cameliei

Why is that such an important gift? The timing in itself is a gift! I turned from “what do I do now?” ..to: laughter, thanks, appreciation, an exchange of experiences and a pure and mutual act of inspiration and motivation. I love her work and her friendship. She loves me too. She has been there for me in mysterious ways throughout many challenging times as well. The more I go back in time the more magic timing proofs I find in my intertwined stories with Camelion. She calls me Madison, by the way.

The other gifts I have received without asking anything in particular were two more messages in fact.

First- the announcement of two royal guests. Not what you expect perhaps yet royal is indeed the word. They are best friends.

“Hello, sorry.Could you help with dog sitting?”

“Oh my god! How could I not! “

“Is Mara and her plus one. We have one more? Is it OK.”

“It is more than OK”.

And why, you might wonder. It was the gift I did not know I needed this weekend. It was not about my asking. And it is as important as delivering the balms to my soul without knowing that maybe that was the perfect one today.

Second, one more announcement. It would be a bit weird to call her also royal now in this context, however, since we do not want to create any invisible competition in status or so, the status of these visits maintain their outer worldly level.

So here we are are, my best friend (who also announced her visit yesterday) and my pawsome friends having a coffee on a sunny quiet Sunday, all sharing this space in harmony ….while I am sending this letter out and bowing deeply for all the gifts received by only asking a question “what do I do now”.

Photo taken by the writer with her today’s gifts…..

The answer is “we are here too”. And we are thinking of each other. As simple as pure as this ikebana here.

Before I go and be present for my “gifts”, I would like to share one more inspiring material.I came accross this latest video by Caroline Myss this morning and loved every bit of it.

Enjoy it all while welcome the new 2025 the way you love most,

Today anything can happen,Caroline Myss

Much love,

The writer …..