030 Don't Wait for the Leaves
Hey Palash, you flower on bare branches, before your new leaves come.
What are we waiting to be ready for?
What are you waiting to be ready for?
In early spring, the forests of central India look burnt. Bare grey branches everywhere.
And then, on the bare branches, flames: bright orange flowers, with not a single leaf beside them.
What really happens
The palash, or flame of the forest, flowers on bare branches, before its new leaves come.
It does not wait to look complete. It blooms first.
How we know: Botanists describe palash flowering on leafless branches in late winter and spring.
The turn
We often wait to be fully ready: the right degree, the right money, the right time.
The palash does not wait for its leaves. It blooms with what it has.
Three takeaways
- You may never feel completely ready.
- Start with what you have.
- Your flowers do not need your leaves' permission.
Bloom first. The leaves will come.
He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.