Life Lessons from Flowers

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Ep 46 Life Lessons from Flowers

I recently bought three different types of flowers to cheer me up and give me something to do. In the past couple weeks I have learned 3 important life lessons from my flowers. 

1.) Each of my flowers is different but beautiful! One flower is a smaller orange colored flower. The second flower is bigger and more firm and is sunflower colored. The last flower is a burgundy petunia - so delicate but more lush than the first flower. Each of us humans is also different but also beautiful in our own unique way. Not everyone will love all of my flowers but that doesn't make them any less special. That just means that particular person doesn't gravitate toward a certain type of flower. If someone doesn't like you, it doesn't mean there is something wrong with you! We were all created beautiful and wonderfully!

2.) Flowers require water and most importantly, LOVE to grow. Just like we require love and care to grow! I like to speak lovingly to my flowers because there are studies that show if you speak lovingly to plants it facilitates in growth. The same is true for us humans. We need love to flourish.

3.) There are seasons of death and seasons of life. I came home the other day and my small orange flower was full of dead buds. I realized I wasn't watering it as much as it needed. I took extra care tending to it the next week and sure enough bright orange buds bloomed! There is a natural cycle of life full of ups and downs. Sometimes we go through hard times but our harvest is right around the corner. You just have to be patient and keep going!

There are so many things you can learn from nature. Get outside and cherish every moment of life!

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