Plants Teach Me Intuition

Plants are my teachers when it comes to connecting with my intuition. They are so gentle with their nudging, but so clear with the direction. Allow me to explain-

When I’m going through some health/body change subtle or large, I try to read and research what would help. And I would spend so much time researching that I wouldn’t actually take the steps to integrate a herb or practice in my routine. But often I find a new plant, a new healing ally when I identify my question and let myself be open and patient to receive the answer(s). And in the most charming, aligned ways, I find the herb and with clarity I hear my internal voice tell me the benefit of it. Subhanallah

I choose to take a walk outside in the spring even though I’ve been struggling with my allergies. I take a wooded trail route and listen to the gently moving stream. I am enjoying the clarity of the water. And then bouncing around at my feet between the path and the stream is new nettle growth. Glowing with the brightness of youth. Swaying and saying hi to me. And I hear my internal voice say- here it is, your morning tonic. So I pick some, wrapping my scarf around my hands to not get all the sensations of the nettle hairs, and I take it home to dry in a dark place. And from then, my mind isn’t preoccupied with how to get rid of my allergies.

That experience to me is so easy for me to understand and connect with my intuition. But then life’s other big questions- like what am I doing wrong? Where am I finding purpose? How do I motivate myself?- I always find myself stuck and disconnected from self. And that’s where plants teach me, or help me remember, that I know how to connect with my self. Take a soft moment out in nature without any expectations. Observe the thing that is sparkling a little extra for you, appreciate it, and let the nudge trickle in to you. And for me, my intuition expresses itself in my own voice. So I hear my calm steady words and again I appreciate how plants have taught me how to connect with my self.

We are given teachers all around us by our All-Wise Creator. Just as there are a diversity of people and a diversity of problems, Allah (swt) has given us a diversity of solutions. Take time and explore the mediums that help you connect to your self.