In this gentle and deeply reflective written piece for Contemplative Evolution Network, Corrie van den Bosch MSS invites us into the quiet wisdom of composting as a way of understanding our lives. Beginning in her garden, she notices how what has broken down becomes nourishment for new growth—a simple, yet profound image that stays with her. From there, she draws us into a deeper truth: that nothing in our lives is wasted. Our experiences, even those marked by darkness, loss, or uncertainty, are slowly transformed within us into wisdom.
Corrie reflects on the courage it takes to hold both personal and global suffering with compassion, trusting that what we see is not the whole story. In time, she suggests, the “hidden verities we love” begin to emerge, like new life from the soil, revealing that love is stronger than death, and that we are held within a greater Mystery.
Read Corrie’s full reflection here.