Moth Mullein & A Quest for Something More Meaningful

The sophistication of the Moth Mullein’s fuzzy centers is (richly) captivating. Her bold, unusual colors. How is it possible for us to come into contact with a random life-form, sink into its world for awhile, then come out of the meditation with a profound new understanding of ourselves? You know, it happens every time we give our undivided attention to something. Before we even realize what’s happened, something outside of ourselves calls us to embark upon a quest for something more meaningful.

There is this ugly pressure in the world to become a person with merit and credentials. That kind of pressure can become heavy enough to rob us of the time we need to be fully present in our in-betweens… a.k.a the realm of overlooked answers where our intuition gets buried. Would I have written any of this had I not sat and studied this flora for hours this morning? Unlikely. It’s a medicinal plant on many levels, indeed <3