Growing Our Fruit

Happy 2025! I missed you all last week. I was traveling with my family and made the conscious choice to step away from responsibilities (including this newsletter).  When I step away, I often gain perspective and last week was no different. I had the chance to read a bit while on my trip and in a book by Anne Cushman I connected to this line; “The present is the fruit of the past and the seed of the future.” It became my message for the week. 

Typically, I am not a huge fan of New Year’s “resolutions” because shifts require consistent practice and we can set ourselves up for failure with the pressure of resolutions. However, what the new year CAN offer is a chance to both look back at the “fruit” that we have grown and to understand the potential of the seed we are germinating right now. We then get to ask ourselves; What kind of fruit do I want to grow? 

It is very powerful to realize that the present moment is extremely important in “growing” our future and just like plants need a couple things to foster a healthy environment for growing; so do we.  First is the NOTICING. The more we pay attention in the here and now, the more power we have to grow our “fruit”. However, we also need to offer ourselves some COMPASSION along with it. Plants thrive when they are cared for lovingly and so do we. If we move through our days stuck in the past, worried about the future or just not paying attention at all, we may find ourselves quite stuck in a seed that is not growing. If we notice what we want to shift, but bring lots of judgment along with it, then we also stymie our own growth. We need both in order to consciously grow the “fruit” we would like. 

Both on the mat and off there is the opportunity to practice cultivating healthy growing conditions for our minds and hearts. To understand where we are in this moment and why, and then support ourselves kindly in our growth, will allow us to yield beautiful fruit. I wish for 2025 to be a truly “fruitful” year for all of you. 

Speaking of yielding fruit; I am excited to share that my podcast episode on the Holistic Health Heroes Podcast is live! Please take a watch (or a listen) and let me know what you think. 

YouTube: https://youtu.be/3Se1YXUnd7E 
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5OTawQ7yIcDucZcL1ZoBF8?si=-lbYhENETneQm0T9R1-SNQ 
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/holistic-health-heroes/id1716173883?i=1000682731916