Saturday, January 11, 2014

Nothing Ordinary




Take time not only to gaze on the conspicuous flowers but also to direct your eyes to those which need an extra dose of your observation. There are flowers in lowly plants, too. What you see as specks of color are tiny flowers that wait to be noticed, visible only to the willing. It is as the if your fairy godmother made her swish, and the pink and lavender fairy dust that descended turned into flowers.
“It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.” 
― Charles de Lint
If flowers could speak...