14/11/2025
Lesson #182 - Follow the mycelium rule. Feed what feeds you and let reciprocity guide you.
Healthy connection works like the forest floor. Beneath the leaves, a quiet network moves nourishment where it is needed. It does not send everything to the biggest trees. It reads the whole system and chooses an exchange that keeps the grove alive. Your energy wants the same. Spiritual guidance is not only about what you give; it is about what returns through the roots when you stand in alignment with your real values.
Notice where your effort disappears without trace. You pour in time and tenderness and the soil stays hungry. That is not a moral failure; it is crucial data. Your intuition is the soft light that shows which threads carry life in both directions. When you honour that light, boundaries become care, not walls. You stop forcing growth in ground that cannot hold you, and you let reciprocity make the next step obvious.
Some connections are seasonal. Some are medicine. Some are simply interesting patterns on the bark. You are allowed to move your resources with discernment and feed what feeds you. Rest what asks for more than you can give and release what drains the forest to keep one trunk impressive. This is not cruelty; it is a devotion to balance so your body can settle and your spirit can do good work.
Here is the practice. Choose one place where the exchange is real and tend it well. A client who respects your rhythm. A friend who remembers your capacity. A project that returns clarity as you build it. Let that honest loop set the tone. Over time your whole network shifts towards balance, and the right people find you.
