I have not planted seeds before because I'm not a very patient man and waiting for the little green shoots to rise over the bottom was just too much for me. But, this year, I thought I would give it a try. I thought it might be a good metaphor for me to put something and watch it grow, substantially as I have many times, planted ideas, dreams and affirmations and viewed many of these become a world.
Therefore in the Spring of the year, I planted my garden. I picked many kinds of flowers and one of them, Morning Glories. In a month, most of the other flowers were bursting through the earth, but not the Morning Glories.
Every day I'd run outside to check on them and nothing, nothing for many months more. I was about to give up on them. I was confident they simply did not 'choose' as they say. Then one day, it happened! That they had broken through the earth and were beginning to increase. And climb and climb and climb they did...with their big beautiful heart shaped leaves.
And so the saga continued, nothing for weeks and weeks and weeks but more and more lovely leaves. And I thought to myself, "Well, leaves are nice, but that is all I shall probably reach this time." And then one fine and glorious morning, there it was, the most amazing skyblue Morning Glory Seed I've ever seen!!! It looked like a wonder to me. I had waited over 3 months for this one fine, funnelshaped bloom showing up and now here it was, in all its splendor.
It reminded me of just how many times I'd waited in life for something I'd longed for and how incredible it felt when it finally arrived and also how many times, that I'd wished to give in and just quit.
But I wasn't prepared for what was to happen next with these small blossoms and I was amazed and deeply saddened by it.
Roses and geraniums and daisies and other flowers bloom and stay around for a while but not Morning Glory Flower Pictures. Morning Glories open themselves up to the world, each day, in all of their glory, hence the name Morning Glory.
And if you look closely at them, you are going to see how outstanding they are both in colour and texture and that within their center is a sort of golden light that shines from within.
But here is the tough part...
At the end of the day, they turn a most delightful shade of lavender, and close-up, wither and perish. They live for only one-day then they're gone. I can't tell you how much this saddened me and what a profound impact this small flower had upon my life. I kept thinking how sad to be so wonderful and live for just one-day. And then I suddenly realized what a gift these were.
You see it doesn't matter how long your life is. It just matters that you were here, in all your glory, that you opened completely and let your light shine and that you brought joy to people who came into contact alongside you. That is what matters to the Morning Glory Plants and that is what really matters to all of us.
The morning glories make me appreciate every new day now, you might say I did not before. Each evening I go and visit with them understanding those special ones won't be here tomorrow, new ones will take their place. If we all knew when we woke up in the early hours, that we just had that one-day to actually live, life will be quite different indeed for a lot people.
Now, every morning I give thanks that I've been given the gift of another day in all its glory. We can learn from all of life if we all stay open to the beauty which is all around us. And nature can be one of our best teachers.
What a profound lesson from this type of simple flower.
... Thank you, my sweet little morning glories Going Here!
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