One of my gardens is right outside my office window. Every morning, after the sprinklers have watered the gardens, this is the site that greets me. The day lily leaves are designed to catch the droplets of water. The water is then either directed down into the center of the plant or it drips off the leaves, giving the roots surrounding the plant a sustained drink of water.
The sun, glints off the water droplets, like shimmering diamonds. Their beauty is almost mesmerizing. It is amazing the beauty that nature incorporates into functionality. The two words seem to almost exclude each other: beauty, function. Nature is teaching us: we can have "both."
So many times in my life I have given up on the creative side of myself in favor of function or need. I am learning that I don't have to choose. I can have both. I can choose to honor and even nuture the creative, beautiful side of myself. That side of me is just as vital as the functional, practical side of myself. If I do not choose to nuture the creative side of myself, then the functional side of me will not have the drive and passion to keep going. I need both, because both are a vital part of what defines who I am. It helps define my abundant life.
What about you? Is there a part of yourself that you have been neglecting or even pretending did not exsist? Take some time out today. Celebrate all of you.
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