“Wallwurz und kleine rosa Nelken vor Fenster,” 1935. Gabriele Münter [Wallroot and small pink carnations in front of window]
In honor of our sharing flowers with other women throughout the world, Eileen added another “flower.” She affixed to the message side of the postcard the story of the Greek goddess, Iris:
Since Iris is the Greek goddess for the Messenger of Love, her sacred flower is considered the symbol of communication and messages. Greek men would often plant an iris on the graves of their beloved women as a tribute to the goddess Iris, whose duty it was to take the souls of women to the Elysian fields. — Hana No Monogatari, from The Story of Flowers
2019 has been brutal thus far, and I’ve lacked the intellectual energy to give words to my feelings and experiences. Flowers have been easier, so taking a cue from nayirrah waheed, I’ll be “speaking in flowers” for much of the next few weeks. I’ll mix things up a bit and try not to bore you. 😉
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How lovely!
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Thanks!
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Sending you an imaginary flower from over here in Britain. May things get easier as time goes on.
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I received your flower from Britain and your beautiful blessing. Thank you for your kindness!
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Hope things improve for you soon my friend. Sending hugs! x
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Thank you! Hugs right back!
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Sorry to hear about the rough year you are having. Praying for you today.
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Thank you for your prayers. I can feel them.
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Beautiful
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Thanks!
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Such a gorgeous image, full of meaning. I wonder if you might love this novel as much as I did (likely you have already!): The Language of Flowers: https://amzn.to/2Ip4Ww3
May peace and calm be prominent in the rest of your 2019.
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Oh thank you! I haven’t read The Language of Flowers, but I’ve added it to my list. Hugs…
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Sending prayers. Take care of YOU. Flowers work. Flowers work just fine 😉
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Thank you, Sheila! Yes, flowers…so therapeutic.
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I love irises and I love this post. When words don’t come, flowers help. I wrote a post saying exactly that about eight years ago. And flowers are so beautiful, why not?
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Also, I just signed up to Love Notes, so thanks for that!
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Yay! Happy you joined. Did you also join the Facebook community?
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Oh, do share your poem on the blog! Is it already there? Thank you for loving the post!
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Hugging you Chandra, we could all use more hugs these days. Sending you positive energy and strength to carry you when times are difficult. You are a beautiful, strong woman – you’ve got this.❤
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Awww…thank you! Yes, taking a mental health day tomorrow. I need a moment to breathe.
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Sounds good, get out in nature if possible, mother nature is healing on so many levels. Take care.
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It is indeed! I’d planned to, but instead I literally moved about in silence for about 5 hours. It was great. I needed to tune in.
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👌💜🙏
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Flowers have such a beautiful vocabulary.
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I love your sentence!
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