Just the other day I read this quote: “When you’re in a dark place, you sometimes tend to think you’ve been buried. Perhaps you’ve been planted. BLOOM.” I have no idea who wrote it but I think it’s good advice and I’m going to take it. Now I should explain that I don’t feel as though I’ve been in a dark place OR buried. However, life happens and I’ve had a lot going on and my blog has suffered for it. So now I’m going to BLOOM where I have previously planted.
A fluffy ball of seeds, ready to scatter and hopefully bloom into something as beautiful as the daisy in front of it.
How does one bloom though? A flower needs nourishment and it helps not to be crowded by weeds. What are the weeds in our lives that prevent us from blooming? I think if the weeds had names they would include Too Busy and No Time to Listen. Encouragement from others is a form of nourishment. Sometimes I wonder if we don’t recognize encouragement for what it is because the weeds in our life prevent us from seeing it. Maybe we don’t even hear it.
There are times when I think a flower blooms even when the weeds are choking it and I think it’s because at some point one day it tasted the morning dew and felt the warmth of the sun and that made all the difference. Somehow it managed to get away from the weeds just enough to bloom.
Think about encouraging others to bloom. What does that require? Sometimes all it takes is listening to someone’s dreams. Perhaps it means speaking words of encouragement. Maybe all it requires is a smile. All of these mean a little bit of time.
Thanks to all of you who have encouraged me to blog again. As I blog, I will bloom, right where I am.
Where do you need to bloom, or want to bloom? Please leave a comment.
Welcome back! I missed your thoughts and your beautiful photographs. What a perfect time to encourage us, your readers, with visuals of the promise of spring and summer around the corner. My encouragement these days is a fresh bouquet on my window sill. It only cost $4.99 at Shaws and is my “soul food” this time of year:)
We do need the promise of spring and summer and what a wonderful way to find that encouragement, especially when the sun beams in through your window and onto your bouquet. Thanks for the welcome back!
So glad you are back to blogging. I love all the flowers and look forward to your next post.
Thank you! I am glad to be back!