By Angela
You know, the last time we talked, I was in a funk. I have to tell you writing about it helped tremendously. So, I was going to write about writing, but, I felt soooo good, instead of taking myself to dinner, I bought myself a huge bouquet of lilacs. Why was that so special? I love flowers. I love their colors, their textures. I love their shapes and their sizes. I love the ones with a scent and the ones without. I just love flowers. So, this is about flowers and filling your life with beauty.
I often wonder why I have such an affinity, attraction for
flowers. I think it is because surrounding myself with flowers (and plants) is like cultivating my own, personal garden. It is my own slice of sunshine, my own patch of happiness. And every time I look at them or water them, I am enhancing my happiness, my sunshine, my paradise. And every time I water them or spray them or feed them, I am nourishing my environment and they nourish me back. In a sense, I am loving that which loves me back.So, I firmly believe surrounding yourself with things you find beautiful brings sunshine to your soul. My home, as you can imagine, is filled with photography and sculpture and candles and pictures and music and books and comforters and plants and color and flowers, lots of flowers (hell, lots of most of these things). All of these things are, to me, beautiful. All of these things warm my heart when I look at or touch or smell them. They all truly bring sunshine to my soul.
Flowers are not only beautiful, they are fragile. But for all their fragility, they are sturdy. They start as seeds. They endure harsh weather conditions. They push through hard dirt seeking sun. They suffer through rains, storms, heavy winds and drought to face the world and then live a short life. Yet that life is one non-stop adventure. They turn their faces to the heavens and endure. They bring beauty and sweet fragrance into our lives. Yes, flowers are fragile things of beauty but they are also things of integrity. As Alexandra Stoddard said in her book, Choosing Happiness, “There is such tenderness in flowers …. (they) remind me how beautiful and fragile life is. Consider the supreme dignity of a single flower.”
So, surround yourself with the beauty of creation …. Surround yourself with the beauty of the creativity of “man" ... surround yourself with the things that bring beauty into your life and appreciate just how beautiful and fragile life is. Remember….bringing beauty into your life brings sunshine to your soul.
Flowers are the beauty of creation. Harken to what they have to teach. Share in the joy of their love.
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