Repotting into a Bigger Pot

I attended a song circle last Sunday. It was a co-creation between two beautiful souls, Diana and Ida.

Ida shared about how our growth is similar to repotting of plants. As a person who loves plants, I resonate a lot with this analogy.

When my plant grows so well that the existing pot is too small, I will need to repot it to a bigger pot to allow further growth and expansion. During the process of repotting, the plant goes through a certain level of stress as it involves the process of uprooting from the existing environment (the existing pot) and transporting to the new environment (the new pot). Sometimes, the plant can appear to be withering as it tries to get accustomed and root itself to a new environment. However most of the time it will survive with lots of care and patience.

There are times in our life when we need to “repot” ourselves to a “bigger pot”. We have outgrown the old “space”. The new “pot” could be a new challenge, a new venture or a new version of ourselves. It could also be letting go of our past, relationships, leaving a job or migrating to a new country. All these changes are challenging yet necessary to promote healthy growth and evolution.

Just as we need to be very tender towards the plant who has just been repotted. We also need to be very patient and caring towards ourselves as we transit to a new “pot”. I am writing this to also remind myself as I transit to a “bigger pot”. Patience, Trust, Surrender and Tender loving Care are probably the best fertilisers we can put in at such a moment.

We are approaching the lion gate tomorrow, be very gentle and stay hydrated.