1: (a): the flower of a seed plant; also: the mass of such flowers on a single plant; (b) the state of bearing flowers
2: a peak period or stage of development
Blossom (n.): c. 1200, from Old English blostm, blostma “blossom, flower, fruit,” from Proto-Germanic blo-s-, from Proto-Indo-European bhlow-, extended form of bhel- “to thrive, bloom” (related to: folio). This is the native word, now largely superseded by bloom and flower.
“The creative process is not like a situation where you get struck by a single lightning bolt. You have ongoing discoveries, and there’s ongoing creative revelations. Yes, it’s really helpful to be marching toward a specific destination, but, along the way, you must allow yourself room for your ideas to blossom, take root, and grow.”
Carlton Cuse (b. 1959, writer, producer, and actor best known as one of the show runners/executive producers of the television series, “Lost”)
“Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun.”
Kent Nerburn (b. 1946, American author of 16 published 16 books of creative non-fiction and essays, focusing on Native American, American culture, and general spirituality)
“Blossoming out through one's comfort zone should be well meaning so as to achieve newer levels of excellence”
Priyavrat Thareja (Metallurgical Engineer and Dean and faculty member of Engineering and Technology at GNA University at Phagwara in India)
“Teachers and leaders and storytellers and healers will grow from the earth like blessed flowers, blossoming outward with Divine guidance, to lead the rest.”
Stacie Hammond (mother, leader, writer, a seeker and author of the book, “Ana J. Awakens”)
“Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.”
Matshona Dhilwayo (Canadian-based philosopher, entrepreneur, and author for such books as “The Little Book of Inspiration, “50 Lessons Every Wise Mother Teaches Her Son, “100 Lessons Every Great Man Wants to Know,” and “The Little Book of Secrets to Happiness”)
“Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.”
Doris Lessing (1919-2013, born in Persia, brought up in Rhodesia, moved to London and established herself as a writer, and published over 50 books, including novels, short stories, plays and non-fiction; personified the woman’s role in the 20th century; recipient of The Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007)
“The Law of Divine Compensation posits that this is a self-organizing and self-correcting universe: the embryo becomes a baby, the bud becomes a blossom, the accord becomes an oak tree. Clearly, there is some invisible force that is moving every aspect of reality to its next best expression.”
Marianne Williamson (b. 1952, teacher, author, and international lecturer on spiritual, personal and political issues)
“The Law of Divine Compensation posits that this is a self-organizing and self-correcting universe: the embryo becomes a baby, the bud becomes a blossom, the accord becomes an oak tree. Clearly, there is some invisible force that is moving every aspect of reality to its next best expression.” — Marianne Williamson
Years ago, I was a young woman, married, a mother, and a working professional, who tried her best to keep up with all that I was living. I wasn’t particularly happy, although being a mother made me feel extremely blessed.
I wasn’t happy in my marriage. I didn’t marry well by waiting for my equal, and my sadness became very evident after I had my first child. I couldn’t ignore the suffering I felt through two years of deep postpartum depression. And at that time during the late 1980s it wasn’t acceptable to talk about such issues.
So, the only thing I could do was to wrapped up my baby and me, get outside, and keep walking. Essentially, I was literally and figuratively putting one foot in front of the other to move forward.
After two years of being a stay-at-home mom I decided to look for a job in the arts, and landed a job as a receptionist and then as outreach marketing assistant, working for a prestigious off-Broadway theater company.
At that organization I met some very interesting people, one of which was a woman by the name of Patricia. She was a brilliant, straight and sincere as an arrow, and a seeker of spiritual truth. I didn’t get her really at the time. But, through her generosity Patricia pointed me to seek the help of a shaman, Christina. That journey which was the start of the most amazing quest of my life.
Not only have I practiced shamanism for 25+ plus years. I reconnected back to Christianity, my spiritual and psychic gifts.
It took some time, but I began to feel the great support of The Great Spirit and Spiritual Guardianship. I blossomed into wholeness and followed the paths to happiness and to fuller spiritual and emotional development.
Follow the breadcrumbs, sojourners, out of any pain, numbness, or busyness into the deeper realms of soul enlightenment.
Faithfully Yours, Tonya