Dave Johnson, PhD, CNS, BC, LMFT, Parkview Center for Healthy Living, plants the concept of putting something in the ground today that could bring joy in the future.
Watch the video: Mindful Reset: November Tulips
As autumn drifts in and the days grow shorter and the air a bit crisper, I notice that the trees know how to let go. I also notice my neighbors and friends who plant tulip bulbs. To me, they're planting more than just bulbs. I think they're planting a bit of hope.
Sometimes the seasons of life feel uncertain and with uncertainty comes a bit of anxiety and fear. But below the surface of the bulb, roots are growing. And in the spring, they come out of the soil, and then they bloom, and we delight, and we share our delight with others.
Like our mindful practice, we become a bit more steady, a bit more resilient, when we have hope. The bulb gives us hope, hope for the blooming and the delight that what was below the surface will erupt with goodness in the spring.
