I was thrilled in November to see that my dormant orchid was growing a new stem. I hadn’t really expected it to rebloom, since I hadn’t taken any special care of it. I watered it when I thought about it and kept it in a sunny spot.
The temperature outside dropped and boom – new stem.
In the wild, orchids spike when the winter is coming so that they can reproduce. The spike kept growing and growing, and soon I had buds. I was thrilled.
But unfortunately, my first buds dropped off before they bloomed. The buds kept dying before they opened.
By early March, the entire stem of seven buds was lost, nothing bloomed.
And yet, I was still encouraged. I had proof it could grow.
How many times have I thought I was blooming only for the conditions to not be quite right for me to truly step into the space I deserved to take up?
I resolved to care for it better for the next time. I will give my orchid sun, I will water it on the right schedule, and I will fertilize it so it has everything it needs. I will repot it so it has fresh nutrients.
And I will trim back my overcommitted schedule, I will get time outside in nature, I will get the water and nutrition I need, and I will create the environment I need in order to fully bloom.
I can look for the proof that my growth is possible.
At the end of March, when I was watering my orchids, I noticed that this stem has started to bud again. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
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