With Spring in full bloom, I’d like to share a story involving a few plants of mine. They do connect with Warrior and me. If you are new here, he was a former professional wrestler known as the Ultimate Warrior who passed five years ago. He is also the subject of my book Spirit and Belief. A few years ago, I had some beautiful pink geraniums. They were blogged about on http://www.mywarriorwritings.com and then became a story in my book. Those geraniums were an integral part of my spiritual journey as they made me notice more signs in nature. They also connected to many aspects of Warrior while reading about plant vibes in a book by Rebecca Rosen called: Spirited. Plants will become more vibrant with spirit energy attached to them as evidenced with my geraniums. Check out their story dated:  4/4/17~~~ “The Pink Geraniums.” 

The reason I’m mentioning them as I have a new cactus plant. No, it isn’t like the desert ones but a Christmas variety. I got very close to my geraniums because of their universal spirit energy and when one died out, the stronger one remained. She held on for TWO AND A HALF YEARS! They are annual flowers. Two leaves were still hanging on thru Thanksgiving and I knew she was planning on joining her sister soon. As Christmas neared, I attended a Holiday party put on by my spiritual group Harmonic Journeys. It was a potluck and gift exchange which became quite the evening for me. We passed around wrapped gifts while ” ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas” was read. The narrator inserted the words “right” and ‘left” which meant passing the gifts. At the end of the story, you received the gift in your lap.

The man next to me kept joking as a very heavy bag was always placed in my hands. I didn’t end up with that one but another cloth bag which seemed much lighter. I opened it to find a plant inside! A few feelings filled my head: “Who would bring a living thing to a game that was kinda physical?” I thought something else like: “Oh no, not another plant to care for!” The last statement was simply: “What will my cat do?” Geraniums and aloe can be dangerous to cats and I had both.

People seemed to congregate near me in amazement as I was so confused by their fascination. They informed me it was a Christmas Cactus that blooms a few times a year while not being toxic to cats. The cactus had the same color of buds as my geraniums— hot pink! My negativity slowly changed into something else. Maybe this one plant was telling me it was o.k. to let the other one go. I gotta say though— I am not a replacement kinda girl, are you? Some things we need to replace if they break, get lost, or wear out. What I mean is with things of a different state. You know, plants or even pets as well. We never even got another dog until years later after our first one passed. Many reasons why of course and it is not the same for all. With our cat, the same thing. Some people replace right away because of a want, not a need.

My pink “splash” geranium was ready to go and I know it was time. I wasn’t holding on to her for nostalgia but just wanted to see if she’d survive another winter. It was such a paradox for me. I can’t physically throw out plants or flowers anymore. Guess I’m more mindful now… My daughter teased me for taking the flower girl out to our fire pit. I dug her out of the potted soil and took what was left back outside, roots and all. I placed her on top with some branches needing to be burned later on while reflecting. Some tears came as I thanked her for all she’d given me on this journey. It was quite the ritual for her and me. I needed to honor her, Warrior, her sister, and the Universe. Her beautiful pink blooms, the word “splash” on one of the tags, the price being $6, everything mattered. All these things also energetically tied to Warrior.

She has gone back to nature as she came to me and now a new friend is placed in my care. I do hope C.C. as I call him blooms again with that pink color synchronistically brought to me. Caring for and nurturing anything truly does make a difference if your intentions remain genuine. Embrace what is before you since it will always lead to more adventures.

My pink geraniums got me thinking deeper just like Warrior did. My Christmas cactus got me believing how letting go is necessary in order to grow again. Memories remain as does love. It just changes form. People or plants— we all are connected by the Universe. Thank you Universe for bringing me all these signs as I will always believe!

~~~ Next week, I will be sharing how we have SO many guides that help us everyday! Do you know about them? Creative Guides fill us with many great ideas and I bet you can relate in your life as well. Stay true Spirit Friends!!!