Relocating to a new place, even temporarily, brings up the temptation to make promises to yourself, just like at the new year or at the change of seasons.
I’ve been thinking lately about the urge to change routines, adopt new habits, declare a clean slate.
I do it myself all the time. I set intentions to use this block of time or that block of time to do or stop doing something that I believe will make me better.
Or do I just mean different? My meditations this month are about gentle inquiries into the difference between wanting to be my best self and wanting to be a different self. Hence, the flower quote. I’ve come to believe that what I want to experience as positive change is an exploration and an evolution, not a redefinition. I’m not broken, I don’t need a clean slate, I just need to keep blooming.