Within & Wonder

Within & Wonder

Arriving Gently

allowing the space to bloom

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Natalie Smith
Jun 11, 2026
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My beautiful roses in my garden, flourished from my devotion

I used to think life would feel more certain by now. That by my forties I would have figured myself out. That confidence would arrive and stay, and that I’d stop with the desire to keep on changing. I feel like, I am always in a cycle of build it up, burn it down. I felt frustration with myself…

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