Hannah, the little girl I went with to the Enchanted Forrest, gave me a carnation that night at her house. It was very kind of her and it is a beautiful flower, light pink with deep purple edging on all the petals. When I came back home after house sitting, I placed the flower in a pretty vase filled with water and set it on the window sill next to my computer. For the last several days as I have been working on writing my two pieces for the book project, editing my biography, editing someone else's article, and putting all the submissions in an ordered flow within the chapters, that single beautiful flower has been there looking out at me, a constant reminder of how beautiful the world really is. It is saying, "There is great joy in your work however seemingly difficult at times, you are gifted for this work and it is beautiful just as I am beautiful." It is a reminder to me that I am well loved and that there is a far larger world out there than my computer screen full of beauty and light. Perhaps that is why I like having my desk in front of a window, even as I am working, I can see the wide sky with people laughing below and I remember what it is all for. That flower reminds me of God.
Isn't it amazing how one little thing can make such a huge difference in our lives? This flower reminded me of that truth today, how it is often the little things I hold close to cheer me. There are memories in my life that are huge warm fuzzies in my heart. A word said, a touch given, a look shared, these memories warm my soul and I believe they always will. These memories are a fire I sit by when I need to warm my spirit. No matter what cold pricklys come along, the warm fuzzies are far greater. When it comes down to what is good and positive, full of compassion, genuine regard, and love, these things will always outlast any sorrow or pessimism.
Fire melts ice after all, not the other way around.
Thank you God for those moments, those memories, the seemingly little things that are so priceless to me given by you, that make such a gigantic difference in my life.
365-09 #232Labels: 365-09 Challenge, God