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Discovering Self

Thoughts on identity, connection, and intentional living

 

Am I Expecting Harvest from Plants That Were Never Planted for That Purpose?

A gardener would never expect tomatoes from a pepper plant or cucumbers from basil. Yet many of us spend years expecting emotional support, consistency, understanding, or reciprocity from people who have never shown the capacity to provide it.

In this week’s Discovering Self reflection, we explore the grief of unmet expectations, the pain of waiting for a harvest that was never coming, and the freedom that can emerge when we begin accepting people for who they are rather than who we hope they will become.

Sometimes healing begins when we stop standing in front of an empty plant waiting for fruit.

Sometimes healing begins when we plant something else.

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June 8, 2026 No Comments

Grief is a Garden

What if grief is less about letting go and more about transformation? In Grief Is a Garden, explore how compost, weeds, pests, and seasons of growth offer powerful lessons about healing, resilience, and becoming something new after loss.

One additional thought: because you’ve written several grief-focused blogs recently (The Many Faces of Grief, The Grief of Abandoning Yourself, The Grief of Being “The One”), linking them together near the end of this post would create a nice “Grief Series” on the Discovering Self page and improve internal SEO. A brief line such as:

“This reflection is part of an ongoing exploration of grief, including The Many Faces of Grief, The Grief of Being ‘The One,’ and The Grief of Abandoning Yourself.”

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May 28, 2026 No Comments