Still, flowers bloom
Wow! These are so pretty I just had to share them. At our York home, July 2018
“this life
has been
a landscape
of pain
and still,
flowers
bloom in it.” ― Sanober Khan
Just when it seemed the heat was becoming unbearable, it broke. On Friday my sister and I walked outside and simultaneously burst into exclamations of delight at the wonderfully cool air. When I arrived back in York County, the temperature was even more refreshing. Everything was green and growing, but with my eyes closed, I would have thought it was spring or fall.
I had another surprise waiting for me. I don’t remember planting a lily at the base of one of our trees, but I noticed the green stem shooting up the last time I was at our York home. It was getting tall, but still had no flowers on it. I tried to figure out whether it was something I had planted. I couldn’t even remember exactly what it was. It looked a bit out of place but I resisted the urge to pull it up.
When I came back ten days later, I was rewarded for having left it undisturbed. The flowers were so vibrant that they splashed instant cheer on my anxious, sad spirit.
I’m starting to understand why it became traditional to send flowers to those who are ill or grieving. No matter what one is enduring, flowers have a mystical power to conjure up instant joy. It’s especially fun to find surprise blooms in an everyday setting, seemingly popping up out of nowhere.
What’s blooming in your life today?
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome, Chris. I’m so happy you like it.
What’s blooming in my life today? The wonderful uplifting message found in this blog.
Thanks Julia,
-Alan
Awww, how kind of you, Alan! We have a heat warning on today, so I’m wishing I was up in “the quiet corner” sharing a cup of tea with you. It’s bound to be cooler there (I hope). But as I told Matthew yesterday, the summer is more than half over (even if not by the calendar) so cooler days will be here before we know it. Thanks for being here with us!
And then we’ll be longing for summer’s return. We are a fickle bunch.
-Alan
p.s. enjoy a sip of tea for me.
Alan, I’m already enjoying the beginning of autumn here, as I expect you are too. I have a cup steeping now, as I write this! I’ll think of you as I sip.
Warms my heart to hear that, Julia.
-Alan
Thank you Alan! 🙂 Sipping again as I read (and write) these comments.
Enjoy my friend!
-Alan
Thank you Alan!