A Message from Your Soul

Your soul needs feeding

A glowing heart found along a walking trail in Denmark, Western Australia. For me, it was a reminder of my cosmic heart.

When the hyacinth bulbs bloom in the small terracotta pot by the garden path, I’m always reminded of the old saying:

If you have two loaves of bread,

sell one and buy a hyacinth to feed your soul.

A hyacinth is eye-catching. It’s almost impossible to walk past one without stopping to have a closer look. And as you take that lingering look, and your eyes roam over the almost tangled complexity of the multiple flowers arranged up the stalk, you cease thinking and feel yourself sinking into your body.

As you soak in the hyacinth, the hyacinth soaks you in.

The world with all its troubles falls away. There’s just you and the hyacinth.

Admiration. Appreciation. Humility. Gratitude. Joy. Oneness. Peace.

Such a lot from such a small thing that barely reaches the height of your mid-calf, and blooms for only two or three weeks every year.

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Traditionally, if someone sends you a hyacinth they may be asking for forgiveness. I suspect that this use of a hyacinth works because the complexity of its bloom, with its many closely arranged flowers, shows the complexity of life, and how difficult it can be to make right decisions that result in happiness for everyone.

It’s a good thing to remember that forgiving someone feeds your soul.

However, someone may give you a hyacinth just because they love its rich purple or pink tones, and they also love you. A couple of years ago I gave hyacinth bulbs to my sister and two daughters for that reason alone.

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The old saying about selling a loaf of bread so you can buy a hyacinth with the money is a reminder that we need to consider our soul – our essence – our cosmic heart – as well as our body.

A hyacinth gives us a sense of connection to all that is, and that’s a wonderful thing., more important than a loaf of bread.

It’s a good idea to ask ourselves at day’s end:

Have I fed my soul today?

My photos of this year's hyacinths haven't captured their beauty, so here's a delightful photo of one by Joshua J on Unsplash.

With love, Marlane