May your bloom be wild
Summer energy + the messy magic of mid-year.
Sitting on my balcony on this summer afternoon, bossa nova playing in the background, birds chirping and the sweet scent of the jasmine flowers floating in the breeze. It’s been over 30°C for days now, and the heat has slowed everything down. I’m sipping on my summer drink of choice: water with lime and a pinch of sea salt for electrolytes. A breeze brushes against my face for a good minute and I exhale.
Summer’s officially here.
The heat invites me to move slower. To enjoy a little siesta during the peak hours of the afternoon. To live more rhythmically, in tune with the sun.
I’ve been dreaming of the sea and jungle of Costa Rica — craving the humidity, the vibrant colors, the sounds of the jungle, Spanish echoing at every corner. Life there moves differently. And I find myself missing that.
There’s a reset energy in the air. Can you feel it too?
Something about this season — this threshold we just crossed with the summer solstice — stirs something inside me. It’s a call to shake things up. To take inventory of my life garden. To ask:
What is blooming?
What is overgrown?
What needs a little more water… or shade?
It’s the kind of reset feeling you get after watching an episode of Queer Eye, suddenly ready to revamp your entire life. Or after The Biggest Little Farm, when you dream of homesteading and chasing big wild dreams. Or Nyad, and you want to train your body and become the strongest version of yourself.
I’ve been slowly rebuilding. Working out daily. Lifting weights. Hiking. Healing my body one protocol at a time. Acupuncture sessions have felt like deep exhalations. I’m reclaiming vitality. Reclaiming rhythm.
My Monsteras are growing new leaves, and I feel like I am too.
Since the winter solstice, life has carried me through some big and more subtle transformations. And now, at this midyear point, I’m asking:
Who am I becoming?
What do I want to harvest by the time we reach the next solstice?
This summer, I want to surf the wave of gentle momentum. I want to bloom wildly, in the way nature teaches us, with vibrancy and rest when needed.
I’m especially feeling the early bloom of something new: Wild Rhythms, a creative studio and living brand I’m co-creating with my friend Meg. You can read the soft launch note here. More soon.
I’m also returning to my body — after a couple of years of disharmony and challenges. I’m tending to my body with devotion. With nourishment. With care.
There’s a structure to my days again, but one that feels spacious and aligned with the season:
Morning sunlight on my face
Journaling and writing my “spoiler alert” page
Gentle movement and creative envisioning
Hypnotherapy guided audio
Nervous system care and rest
Reading
No phone for the first hour of waking and before sleep
The Summer Solstice is a potent turning point. A moment of clarity and celebration.
The seeds we dreamed of in winter, planted in spring, are now blooming under the bright light of summer. This is a season of:
Momentum
Creative expression
Visibility
Gathering and connection
But don’t forget: we need the full cycle to truly thrive.
Eternal summer burns us out. We need winter’s stillness and autumn’s letting go too.
So yes — bloom big if it’s your blooming season. Show up. Share your work. Say yes. Let your creativity run wild under the solstice sun. But also carve out moments of hammock time. Of afternoon naps. Of quiet joy.
Let this be your wild bloom season. On your terms. In your rhythm.
May your bloom be wild — messy, untamed and radiant.
P.S: Wherever you are: full bloom, new sprout, or quiet root — you're exactly on time.