THE HIDDEN BLOOM OF SURVIVAL

THE HIDDEN BLOOM OF SURVIVAL
 
It was one of those early summer storms. The sky became noisy and black. The rain began in timid drops turning to large fierce slapping and then the thumps. The sound I always dread. Thumps of hard frozen rain as if a snowball fight had ensued battering every sign that spring had gifted us with.

The trees were pushed side to side by the force of the wind, while the hail pelted their fresh leaves. Everything from cars, rooftops, gardens, bushes, flowers were fair game for the one way assault. It was the sad reality that seemed to strike at least once a year. The thrashing was brutal.

Days later as I surveyed the damage, I watered the zucchini I had planted in a pot on my patio. The leaves were crumpled and torn from the ravaging storm.
And then I saw it.
The bloom of yellow hidden below the damaged leaves.

Smiling I watered it gently feeling the strength of the plant that had survived the storm and still had the energy to bloom- a glorious golden bloom that would ultimately form a healthy squash.

As I watered, I couldn’t help but think this is how life is. How we as humans are given life storms pelting us with pain, anguish, physical and emotional damage.
And yet, we survive. We survive by pulling from the roots of our souls and the core of our bodies to repair the outward appearance and our lives.
And even then, the mental and physical pain can last long after the visible bruises and wounds have healed.
Healing takes time.
Healing takes strength.
Healing takes courage.
Healing takes loving ourselves and love from others.
The goal is to come out the other side into the sunshine sharing our lessons and blooming gloriously back into life.

Some of my flowers didn’t survive. Their shredded blooms and stems were too destroyed to come back. My hope is that by next spring they will reappear- stronger and more beautiful than before.
In the meantime I will nurture my zucchini with love and cherish its message of strength, courage and survival.
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Pennie’s Life Lesson:
      “Healing takes time, strength, 
​      courage and most of all love.   Allow yourself time to bloom again!”
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My intent in sharing this with you is to help you realize that we are all given storms in our lives - and yes, we can survive and bloom again1 
​YOUR TURN
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