Weeds into Wildflowers

Today, notice what some people call  "weeds."
Observe  how they sneak into and consume cracks in the man-made world.  They show us how to deal with unfriendly circumstances.

Most of life's daily challenges create tiny fissures of irritation where we need flowers to bloom.  Frustrations include: stepping in chewing gum, losing and misplacing items, gravity's tug on grocery bags and spilling liquids - to name a few.  Rarely do the major life occurrences propel us to agony the way these incidentals take over our moments with ferocity.

How can we turn these aspects of our lives into productive use?  Humor solves most of these infringements upon our delicate balance in life.  We need to work on becoming indefatigable as weeds.  Then move on to shine up our funny bones to view the process!

Identifying ourselves with wildflowers will brighten our days.

All varieties of flowers started with the hardiness of "weeds."   

Bloom each day with tenacity!  Perceive all your weeds as wildflowers. 

Take a ten minute laugh to energize your funny bones.

Make a daily list of frustrations that arrive in incidentals. 

Respond to the list of frustrations with humor.  

Turn your weeds into wildflowers. 

Revitalize


Occasionally we need to take a look at ways to update our belief systems.How do we define a spiritual practice, ideals, a goal, or a relationship?  Which principles need to grow or change? If we open up about why we believe, the potential expands for knowledge and a renewal of understanding.

A curious mind moves in myriad directions. It collects ideas, amazements, and amusements.  

Gaining new information on all levels of life requires collating and considering possibilities.  

We add to our mosaic of experience by taking in variety and refining pieces for personal use. 

Communication with diverse individuals requires blue sky thinking.

In what ways do you gain insight?

Renew. Revise. Revitalize.

Consider a belief, an ideal, and a relationship. Write to expand your knowledge in each area.  

Respond from a view opposed to your own

Go for ways to shine your bright.

Write into Renewal

Fully appreciate the emptiness of all. Then all minds are free, and dust evaporates in the original brilliance shining everywhere. Clear and without desire, the wind in the pines and the moon on the water are content in their original elements.  - Hong-Shi

Maybe when something stops, something lost in us can be heard."  

- Jack Gilbert from poem, A Ghost sings, a door opens.

Write sounds of dissonance and distress.  

Stop. 

Write into the silence.

Follow as daylight blends into twilight. Write how darkness prevails.

Alter a memory to find what feels lost. 

Could you rediscover its essence?

Where do you go when the left lane ends?

Startle into an awakening and hear a becoming.

At the stops, discover your feral spirit.

Let lost develop so emptiness reveals itself.

Write into renewal.