Falsely Barren

“We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It's just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy. " Pema Chodron

Do you ever need to be reminded that life still works?

That all of the hopeful things you believe about life are true.

That light still wins

And love is more powerful than anything

I do

As I walked through this falsely barren rose garden I realized I am in a similar state in my spirit these days. Falsely barren

In a few months this garden will be bursting with color and undeniable life.

Today I watch as the caretakers gently prune and nourish the soil that feeds these waiting beauties.

Faith, hope and love are at work in this place. Where I can see only thorns and vines today, amazing beauty will grow in time.

And this is the way of things.

Things come together and things fall apart as the saying says above.

We have to make room for all of the phases no matter how gloomy and empty they feel. We must keep our faith that beauty and life will find away to shine again.

We have to give things time and not panic. We must nurture instead.

We must hold on

Hold on to hope

To love

And allow the grief to soak through our bones

so that none will be left when it is time to shine again.