Bloom, roots and wings
What is Bloom to me.
To me Bloom is you! Every person I have met, have sincerely connected me more to them, to myself and the universe, in ways, and to a degree I have not experienced, previously in life. I worked outside of Oslo up till 4 months ago, a job that I had to quit unwillingly.
Now, I am grateful I had to quit. I was not expecting that I would ever think that. That is very strange for me to say out loud.
The reason for that is Bloom, all of you.
My gratitude for this is deep. I love the existence as a consciuos being very much, and it stuns me that I get to experience these blissful states of consciousness so often.
I am grateful for Snorre inviting me into Bloom. I’ve had many life-changing and mind-boggling experiences; the enlightened forest at Tromøya, the primal cave at Voss, the vulnerable sauna the impulsive bonfires at Finnskogen. In your eyes and arms, I have removed layers from the depths within me, unveiling and showing me my own light. My strengths, my scars, my goodness, my compassion, my love, my root. And it grows, sometimes slow, sometimes not, sometimes a lot…
A while ago, I was in the jungle, riding on bumpy roads on old trucks out of the thickness and wetness of the dense roof of palms. Suddenly out of nowhere, we drive by a kindergarten. On the wall someone has written:
There are two lasting things we give our children. One is roots and the other is wings.
I think of Bloom in this way as well. Like we all do, also Bloom, needs roots and wings. For a flower to stand firm in the wind of the world, the root needs to be tended and cared for and developed.
In August this year, I had a profound experience while doing Tai Chi, a Chinese martial art. Tai Chi use the concepts of yin and yang a lot, heaven and earth, stillness and action, root and movement. Having a good root is one of the most important aspects of Tai Chi. Having a good root involves remaining stable, upright and balanced.
In a particular posture in the “Tai Chi form”, I suddenly, unexpectedly, felt unusually rooted. My nervous system reacted to this, and emotions welled up through my stomach, chest, throat, face and eventually eyes. Tears formed and quietly rolled down my cheeks. When I sank deeper into my root, by letting the spine fall lower, and by lowering down in my knees, the emotions grew stronger, as the connection to myself grew stronger. The more I sunk, the more I felt. The more I sunk, the more connected I was, the stronger I felt.
A strong root enables me to unlock depths within myself, to discover more of my essence. It enables me to open my heart. I can start to move. I can spread my wings. I can fly.
Bloom gives us all stronger roots. And Bloom needs roots.
When I see better the true strengths inside of me, I see it so much clearer in others. I see limitless strength and willpower in the depths of the eyes I meet in Bloom. When we see this in each other, acts as vulnerable mirrors, unlocking power, collectively, the vision horizon for what Bloom is and what it can create, grows more hopeful and brighter than I am able to imagine.
