Tag: containers

Here we are in this last month of 2025 warriors. It went by pretty fast when I think back to what I was writing in January. How has it been going for all of you? Time does slip away with all its highs and lows. I hope this month brings you a sense of peace, compassion, and * CARE* as we approach Christmas with the New Year. UW ⬇️ looks like he’s running into 2026 but I will be here a few more weeks before taking my holiday break. Until then, let’s shake those ropes and gear up today. You might be wondering what this odd title means so it’s up to me clarifying which is what I do…

The word of container popped up or “ran” my way in an email not so long ago with it being depicted metaphorically of course. Metaphors like last week only differently. Plus, just TODAY~~~it was part of my daily Calm with the meditation app. It was called “a gentle container”. How about that? Perfectly fits for today… 🤍 It did keep coming back to my thoughts so now, I will expand on how this fits in my life but always in yours too. Think about a physical container or visualize one if you can. Maybe you see a glass jar, a bottle, plastic jug, or even a flower pot. Yours can even be a box. It could have water in it, another liquid, soil, plants, or other items. Again~~~ anything since it’s yours to fill. Lastly, think about whatever is in it expanding or growing. Does it take on the shape of the container with space to move or is it something stagnant that just rests in its spot? It seems like a science lesson, doesn’t it? It’s all your choice. Will your object occupy the entire container immediately or will there be more to add later on? It’s all up to you readers.

I know with me~~~ I thought of this certain flower pot in my home. It started with tiny indoor succulents 🪴 with room to grow. Then they started sprouting and spreading to fill the entire space. We start small and grow up too. If I would ever transplant them outdoors or in the ground, I’m sure those succulents would expand. These are indoor plants but you get what I’m saying. Plants fill a container just like liquids or soil mentioned earlier. Let’s finally switch this up and tag in something deeper felt. How about within ourselves. Do you have enough space with your personal containers to fill up and do they overflow? We can only take so much until our body needs water, food, rest, alone time, or any of those essentials. If not, our container breaks down in someway.

Here’s another metaphor to consider. When packing a suitcase, if too much is in you will be unable to close it. If it’s too big for the overhead compartment on an airplane, you need to check it. We have to take some out to make room. It’s like cleaning out your closet or dresser drawers. I know I do this often. All that bulk “wearing” us down needs to be donated or sold. Sometimes we buy again but sometimes not. The old has to be pinned down so the new can grow. All carrying containers dealt with by us in our own time.

How about with relationships? We all know this and yet sometimes don’t submit because we always want things the same. Realistically, life isn’t like that warriors but it is hard to face. Our emotions matter and when something is lost or disconnected, do we want it back? We might but then aspects have changed and trust is difficult to gain again. Warrior also knew this and yet our hearts need to remain open because it’s worth the risk. Remember my story of “ The Eyedrops Commercial” years ago? Just when I thought no more tears could come out of my eyes, there they were and much longer than I anticipated after Warrior’s passing. Will we ever run out of 😭 ? Nope, there’s an endless supply just like love in our hearts. We may fight them both but then they reappear whether we accept it or not. We can make room for other caring containers to hold space for those people or ideas that are sacred to us.

Physically, this is much different for obvious reasons. I mean if you’re buying a new couch and have no room for another, the older one has got to go somehow right? You also wouldn’t overfill a glass of water to drink as that’s a big mess. But our hearts and minds will always make room for more love and greater learning because that’s what we are here to do warriors. Love more and learn more however that feels for you.

I bet you can think of so many more examples in your life I’m not listing here. Once Warrior had a family~~~ his own containers, (if you will) opened up to so much more than what he had ever known. It is an ultimate challenge when we are faced with many difficulties in life but we continue on every day filling up, emptying, and beginning again. We may even need to shatter something to pieces in order to grow or let it go if it was never ours to take. It’s like trying to fit a round peg into a square hole. It doesn’t work and forcing only leads to broken containers. We learn our lessons and hopefully move on. What’s meant will find its way to us and I need that daily reminder too. We can’t just give ourselves to anybody to do with what they want but we also can’t isolate so much that our container remains sealed shut… 😕

I hope you readers can connect to my writings today as I haven’t delved deep in a while. With the hustle and bustle of the holidays upon us, maybe we need to re-examine our containers and see which serve as caring and which ones do not. Make these remaining weeks of 2025 matter warriors because like he said, never does it not matter…

***P.S. When I was getting frustrated leaf blowing a week or so ago in my HUGE container of a yard, I found a Bluejay feather on the sidewalk by my house. It was just the caring I needed… Quite possibly the last feather of the season… 💙🥹 The ❄️ is here…