It amazes me how some of the most beautiful flowers can grow in a desert, these flowers bloom despite the harsh conditions. When I was a little girl, around 9, we took a family holiday to Uluru Australia. We went walking in the desert and we came across wild flowers covering the land as far as we could see. A blanket of soft lilac and lemon flowers. I remember my sister and I picking them and decorating our straw sun hats. It was a vision that has never left me.
I was truly blessed to have witnessed such a sight. The fact that flowers can bloom in such conditions should remind us that when we go through tough times, when we are starved or neglected by love, we should not give up. Flowers are a sign of hope. Flowers are an example to us of how something so delicate, so beautiful, so precious can weather storms, survive drought and endure extreme heat. We are like a flower. At times we face devastating life conditions, pain that makes us want to curl up into a tiny ball, retreat into our bud like state, and hide.
That pain, those disappointments and heartbreaks don’t have to destroy us though. It’s OK to take our time, to curl up for a while, to cry. It is so important to remember our strength and our inner beauty. It is paramount that we bloom again! The flowers that bloom after drought, that rise after hardship are the most magnificent flowers of all.
To bloom is to grow.
To grow is to learn.
To learn is to live.
To live is to love.
To love is to blossom.
To blossom is to be beautiful.
#mg
It is all up to you! You have to allow yourself to bloom. You have to believe that you deserve it. Do not be afraid to allow yourself to emerge from your bud. It can be scary to leave the safety of what you have always known, the familiar. Just because something is familiar, or it made you happy in the past, does not mean it is what will make you happy now, or in your future. Allow yourself to grow, let others around you grow with you. The only way your dreams can come true is if you allow yourself to open up to the world around you.
In order to have everything you desire you need to open yourself up,
you need to bloom.
Let others see your true beauty, and you will start to see that you are truly amazing. The more you allow yourself the freedom to be you, the more others will feel free to be themselves with you. It starts with you. Change, growth, learning, love and life, they all start within you. It is time for you to bloom.
Thanks for joining me, love Mac xx
19 comments
Lovely thought. I hope to bloom this year. I’m putting a lot of effort in developing my ideas and writing more.
That is great, your recent blogs have really made my day! Glad you could link up!
The flowers that bloom after a drought are the most magnificent of all. Such meaningful and beautiful lines, MG. Yes, you are right, so very right.
oh thank you! What a beautiful comment xx
You often forget to appreciate our own beauty and get stagnant in our growth. This is true nothing is eternal, what makes me happy today, may not make me happy tomorrow. Nice post. Loved the quote.
Thank you so much x
We all need to give ourselves the permission to bloom. No matter what happens, we can grow and rise again!
Absolutely xx
Very inspiring. It is wonderful how something so delicate can survive under such harsh conditions.
It is pretty amazing isn’t it. Thanks for reading
Lovely thoughts. I definitely need to do a bit more blooming this year
I am sure you will lovely xx
I can only imagine how beautiful desert flowers would be. This post reminds me of the Eidelweiss song “blossom or snow may you bloom and grow.” Sarah x #mg
They are lovely lyrics aren’t they. Thanks Sarah x
Oh Mac, this is such a wise post, as always. Sometimes we just need to give ourselves permission to bloom. We have to believe that we can do it and that we are good enough. Thanks for sharing. Pen x #mg
Thanks for this great comment Pen and for linking up
“When we go through tough times we should not give up!” Very pertinent words for me right now Mac and there is nothing that lifts my spirits more than beautiful flowers. Thanks for hosting my love and hope all is well down under. #mg
You just made me develop a whole new respect for flowers. I’m not much of a flower person but I love how you have just educated me on the strength of the flower. It’s also such a great metaphor for us humans too. We can weather any storm. That’s what makes us so resilient:) #mg
Those certainly sound like gorgeous flowers to me. It’s interesting what the nature around us can teach us. #mg
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