🔥 Releasing Rituals & Tiny Thresholds
The ritual candle flame at night
I didn’t want a grand ceremony. I wanted something simple.
A ritual I could actually show up for.
Something quiet, grounded, and doable.
So I sat with paper, fire, and earth.
I wrote down what I wanted to let go of
Lack of clarity. Stagnation. Weakness in my body.
Then I wrote what I wanted to call in. Vitality. Energy. Direction.
I burned the first. Buried the ashes with compost.
The same compost that would soon nourish my dahlia tubers.
The flowers will come later. They always do.
Ashes, pine needles and pinecones tucked into the sandy earth, flames emerging ~ a symbol of transformation below the surface.
🌱 Rituals That Don’t Have to Be Loud
My partner and I did the ritual together. Side by side, but separately.
We read aloud only what we felt comfortable with.
We whispered our gratitude, quietly and without rush.
There was no dramatic shift. No lightning bolt.
Just stillness. Simplicity.
The kind of ritual that feels like a seed.
Blown out ritual candle with dancing smoke lingering.
🌼 The Slow Work of Becoming
Gardening teaches me this again and again
You don’t always feel the change right away
You bury something. You walk away. You wait.
Sometimes, you remove an invasive plant
It keeps coming back
You try again
And again
And one day
There is space for something new to grow
A plum of ashes in a wash of light at night.
✨ Calling in What I Don’t Yet Feel
Right now, I am stepping into a season of vitality
Even though my body still feels tired
Even though my energy is scarce
Even though my bank account feels drought-stricken
But this is where I begin
Not with force
But with intention
I am calling in strength
Health that feels like wealth
A softness that knows how to hold power
Your Turn…
Have you ever done a releasing ritual?
Is there something you’re quietly ready to let go of?
Even if you don’t feel strong yet,
even if nothing changes right away,
what seed could you bury anyway?
