Like a flower
Imagine if a flower didn’t like itself, how it would hold back it’s fragrance and try to keep it from ‘leaking out’. Maybe even looking around and trying to act like another flower it thought was better.
We would think it was totally ridiculous that the flower was doing this. It’s fragrance was incredible - so special - and we so wanted to smell that fragrance!
Well many of us behave like the flower who didn’t like itself.
In one of Buddha’s teachings he picked a flower and held it up and gazed at it for 20 minutes without saying a word.
He was asking his disciples to look into the essence of that flower being itself. Small and fragile yet filled with life, beauty, and power it shines unhindered like the sun, bends with the winds and simply radiates it’s beauty and fragrance into the world. Purely itself and celebrating the force of life. Not one limiting thought, not one nanosecond of doubt - a great big flowing “yes” to everything.
Go on - just be yourself. Your best self.
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hanlie on January 20th 2008 in Heart, Soul and Mind
Felicia responded on 20 Jan 2008 at 4:29 pm #
I loved this. Simply beautiful and so true!
Hope you have a wonderful day!
*huggles*
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Libby responded on 20 Jan 2008 at 7:09 pm #
Beautiful flower. I’m over here visiting to see how good it is.
lauren plouffe responded on 21 Jan 2008 at 2:30 am #
a very beautiful post. Keep up the positive attitude.
susie responded on 21 Jan 2008 at 5:23 am #
Very pretty flower and refreshing post! Hope you are doing well. Keep smiling.
Heather responded on 22 Jan 2008 at 3:31 am #
that is a great analogy and very true!