The
last few weeks’ random sunflowers have begun to bloom in my yard. I look out
and see at least three sunny and bright Sunflowers with their shiny yellow
heads tipped towards the sun. These sunflowers are no doubt forgotten seeds
that were dropped as birds flew away from our bird feeder. This random
unexpected beauty is a pleasant surprise every year and I always look forward
to finding where the new crop will pop up. These dropped and forgotten seeds
bloom right where they are planted sometimes in the most unlikely locations.
Each
year as I see their stems reach towards the sky I become eager to see what they
will become. Some years I have tall and graceful plants with large blooms and
other times I come across the small but mighty bloom tucked deep in my garden
with its bloom open and strong and its yellow petals begging for the sun. No matter
where they pop up they bloom with strength and beauty.
You
can learn a lot from nature when you think about it. Each year in spite of what
winter has in store for us, plants and trees bloom again. In fall we watch as
summers beauty is turned into colors of spun gold and red hot fires, trees that
tower above us with warm and rich crowns that gently fall around us as winter
comes closer. Once winter arrives we snuggle inside and watch cold winds blow frosty
beauty all around us. Nothing stops nature it pushes forward.
I
am reminded each year when I see these sunflowers that we must bloom where we
are planted. We are the champions of our own happiness and we must raise our
heads up and shine. We may not like where we are planted but it is up to each
of us to make the best of the moment we are in and learn what we need to from
each place life takes us. Today on this sunny day the sunflowers are opening
wide and gathering up the sunshine to fuel them for another day. Why not spend
a little time today doing the same and build up your sunny glow inside of you
to carry you through.
