Dandelion Medicine
How do you feel about dandelions?
In the past few weeks, I have fallen head over heels. Here are four of the reasons I'm loving on this diminutive sunflower relative:
1. They relfect the cosmos. The sun, the moon, and the stars.
2. They are packed with nutrients, and every part of them is edible. Dandelion greens are rich in vitamins and minerals, including vitamins A, C, and K, iron, calcium, and potassium. They are also high in antioxidants, which can help protect the body from cellular damage and support overall health. And the leaves contain more protein than spinach, pound for pound.
3. They have a long history of medicinal use, dating back to ancient Greece and China. They have been used to treat a wide range of health conditions, from digestive issues to skin problems to infections.
4. They are resilient. These sunflower relatives grow anywhere and everywhere – despite others’ best efforts. And this is good news! Their root systems are actually good for your lawn, aerating hard-packed soil and reducing erosion.
And yet, despite all these gifts, they are overlooked, judged. Sprayed with weed killer and ripped out by the root.
Oof.
Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
dear one, what part of you might be like a dandelion?
What part of yourself are you judging, suppressing, fighting against?
Might it be possible – just maybe – that there’s something wonder-full hiding there?
Take a moment and think about what you’ve been struggling with or fighting against lately. (Need ideas? Some popular ones with my clients: procrastination, lethargy, self-doubt, anxiety, overwork.)
Now imagine there’s dandelion medicine lurking in there. (Because there absolutely is.)
Could you look at it differently and see beauty?
Could it be doing valuable subterranean work, bringing a little air to a part that was too tightly held?
Could there be a strength and resilience that is serving you?
When we learn to look at these parts of ourselves with curiosity and compassion, our whole world changes.
With love,
Olivia
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