Alcohol Ink Sunflower, Made by Christine B.
I’ve been receiving sunflower cards all year, and there are many I have yet to share on the blog, so I’ve decided to end NaBloPoMo 2019 with Sunflower Week.
This is the perfect day to begin, since I ended my last Sunflower Week exactly a year ago.
The card above was made by Love Noter Christine B, my most prolific pen friend. She seems to always know when to send a sunflower, when I need a reminder of Light. This one came right at the beginning of the academic year as I was navigating a lot of stuff.
A couple of weeks before receiving Christine’s sunflowers, another pen friend, Eileen V, tagged me in a Facebook post about sunflower behavior on cloudy days. Whereas sunflowers turn toward the sun when it is shining bright, the poster, Jodi H, announced–skeptically–that sunflowers turn toward each other to share their energy when there is no sun.
Jodi went on:
Now, let’s apply this reflection to our lives. Many people become low-spirited, and the most vulnerable ones, sometimes become depressed. How about following the example of the beautiful sunflowers, i.e., supporting and empowering each other.
This is a beautiful thought and it creates a moving image, but it is not accurate. Sunflowers do not turn toward each other on cloudy days. Instead, they face the direction of the sun regardless.
See these “sciencey” articles for more information:
There is truth in the idea that we don’t have to walk through dark moments alone. We can turn to our loved ones and friends for energy and light when we face difficulties. And we can be sure to make ourselves available to help others as they go through their own challenges.
Whenever I receive a sunflower, it serves as a reminder to “face the Sun.” It is also a gift, an offering of strength and light.
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Pleased to be featured, thank you. So glad i have briught you joy over the years.
Face the light.
Peace
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Always… 😉
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Thank you for sharing. You’re inspiring me to write!
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Get to it, then! 🙂
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Lovely post! We feed the birds and get sunflowers growing every year from the dropped seeds. I always let them go so I can see the flower.
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Thank you! And how wonderful! Hmm…I should try that. Maybe, I’ll get sunflowers too. We have LOTS of birds visit us. You would love yesterday’s post–sunflowers AND a bird. 😀 The artwork is beautiful.
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Amen. Reach out, share, and care. 🙂
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And you do all of that so well, Sheila!
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OOPS! LOVE Christine’s card!
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Thanks for a super post. From a sunflower lover in Ireland.
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Thank you for reading, sunflower lover. I’ve been trying to get around to a week of sunflower posts, but I can’t find the time to organize it. Maybe, while I’m no Christmas break. Who knows?
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