Believe

When I started gardening a few years ago, I didn't plant any flowering plants, just some leafy ones. I love flowers but didn't like how they bloomed for such a short while, then withered and died ugly. It reflected my life too. I was contented but uninspired. Then I got a flowering plant and I got a taste of how fulfilling it was to tend to a flowering plant and watch it bloom. When the flowers withered and all that was left were the leaves, I continued to nurture the plant with the hope that it would bloom again. In the process, I have killed many plants by overdoing everything...too much water, too much sunlight, too much fertilizer. I learned to let go a little but still held on to the belief that they would bloom. Eventually they did, over and over again, providing many repeated moments of self fulfillment. :) Happiness is like a blooming flower. You must believe that you deserve it. And you must work hard for it. You won't always enjoy it but it's worth the effort. Now I go around planting flowering seeds. Are you doing the same?

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Be brave

This post is dedicated to my friend Aimee who celebrates her birthday today. She, like many of us, has endured some tough emotional times and yet she remains upbeat.

Be brave Aimee. The best is yet to be. Happy birthday!

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Love to travel

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill, Stamps: Technique Tuesday & Maya Road, Stickers: Doodlebug Designs & Toga, Ink: Brilliance Graphic Black, Others: Embossing powder.

I love to travel. Do you? I try to go away for a few days every year. Just to experience the smells and sights of a world different from my own. I always try to send a postcard home...of course, it often arrives after I've returned home... but it's nice to relive that travel experience from a postcard I've sent myself.

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