Let your life be like a budded flower—bursting with joy over what you
know will unfold.
While recently admiring a vase of pink carnations
atop my workplace desk, I found myself lost in the true beauty (both real and symbolic) of a budded flower. This led me to reach a conclusion. Life is
best enjoyed when I embrace the fact that awesomeness is always within reach. Meeting gal pals
for lunch, creating an art journal collage, achieving a treasured goal…
What I term as “awesome” can certainly vary from day-to-day,
minute-to-minute. The key is to joyfully anticipate and fully savor awesomeness--at that point when it comes into being.
My tips for living life like a budded flower include:
Like a budded flower, always have something to look forward to: This recent blog post provides added
thoughts about the importance of having dreams (even the smallest of ones!).
Make sure your environment allows you to blossom:
The woman who nurtures herself, no doubt, blooms versus withers. Great ideas on how self-nurture yourself are found in this past post.
Don't miss the joy of budding or blooming! Be fully
present: Awesomeness is best when I am fully present in experiencing it. Mindfulness takes scads of practice, and is something I
still struggle to attain as often as I would like. Through yoga and meditation, however, I am learning to live much more
mindfully. Sue
Patton Thoele’s book, The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart has also served as a valuable resource for me.
Know that a bud is
every bit as lovely as a blossom: Being
evolved, complete is an ongoing process that occurs throughout a lifetime. When I am in tune with this, it’s more
likely I am living in the present versus for the future. My goal is to always be joyous for the future; however to live within the present!
Bloom boldly by celebrating your uniqueness: Each bud, every
blossom is a one-of-a-kind.
Honoring and celebrating your uniqueness honors and celebrates you! Do it loudly and do it proudly! I think of it as "flower power."
What are your thoughts on living life like a budded
flower? Would certainly welcome them! T.
