Dear Orange Blossom,

I love your round fullness, brilliant color and numerous wavy petals.

You look like you are standing alone

 yet the background of leaves and branches, 

reminds me that you are strongly supported.

Going it alone is a big deal in our culture,

and often times we may feel alone;

 yet if we are willing to open our eyes to see

we will recognize the gift of the many who  

journey with us, empowering us to become

the fullness of who we are.

Thank you to sun and wind, water, and soil in all your many forms,

and all those who work to nourish Mother Earth in healthy

and sustainable ways.

Thank you to farmers, and growers whose hard daily work can so easily go unnoticed.

 Thank you to all who pick the vegetables, fruits and flowers that feed us and nourish us.

Thank you to all who prepare the foods and transport them across the land 

and across the waters.

Take some time today, to remember as well, those in your particular 

life journey, visible and invisible

who strongly support you. 

Dear Beautiful Bud,

Photo: Judith Kapp

You seem gently embraced as you move through your journey to full blossom.

You remind me, that I too am wrapped in love in each moment of my own 

journey.

Your full bud reminds me of all the unknowns that you hold

 and your patience as those unknowns become known.

So often I want to think I know exactly what is supposed to happen and yet that is not

what always comes forth.

Help me to become more comfortable with the unknowns in my own life, 

and more trusting.

Believing that whatever does come forth, will bring a most benevolent outcome for my life.

Thank you dear bud..your message is just what I needed to hear today.

I am most grateful. 

Dear Flowers,

I love your incredible fullness and uniqueness, 

as you carry a world within you

and each and everyone matters.

I love your sister's patient waiting to burst forth into the beauty of who she is.

Your diversity in color and texture is rich and deep.

I love the silent strength of each stem that holds you tall and strong.

You show us, in a beautiful way that in order for you 

to BE in your FULLNESS 

 many family members are needed, some easily seen, some not.

Help us in the human family to recognize our own interdependence

and to honor and give thanks for all those  visible, silent and unseen

that hold us up tall and strong in our daily lives.

Dear Flower Family,

I love the intricate patterning in each of your blossoms.

I can't even try to count the number of petals that form each whole.

Without each and every one you would not be complete.

I love your diversity and your sameness.

So much like our human family. 

May we appreciate each ones sameness and uniqueness.

Knowing without each one...we as a human family 

are not complete.

Ordinary....and yet NOT!!

How many times do we look?

How many times do we see? 

See What? you say.

I see the flowers...they're nice.

Ah...there is so much more...

when I take the time to really look.

with my heart and my head.

Vibrant color

Soft petals

A family of blossoms

along one strong branch
and the branch
is held aloft
by other members of the family.

Artistry in shape, color and design

fragile and yet so strong.

The one long branch holding 

numerous stems

and 

the stems

carry the blossoms!

They are so beautiful 

and ordinary...

and yet

they are also 

magnificent

delicate

bold

and 

breath taking!!

Ordinary...and yet..Not.

Dear Golden Moon

Thank you

for your generous light

flaming bright in the night sky

and

highlighting

the rippling

waves

dancing in the shadows!!

Let's remember...

Beginning today

What a gift we can give

and receive....!!