“Take Courage,” Sunflower Art by Lori-Anne C
If you’ve ever seen my sunflower wall, you know that my friends keep me well-supplied with sunshine. I can’t tell you the number of times my wall of sunny blossoms cheered me and ushered me from a sour mood to an elevated one. As far as I’m concerned, the world can always use a little more sunshine, so I’m sharing the blossoms from my friends with you all week. [And yes, this is part of my effort to blog every day until my blogiversary]. Here’s the good news: If you live in one of the more sunny climes (read: red hot summer), you can enjoy these daily bits of sunshine without the additional heat.
I am sharing one of the beautiful sunflower creations crafted by my Love Notes/Wildflowers friend, Lori-Anne C. She sent this bit of gorgeousness for International Women’s Day along with the equally gorgeous address book I shared in another post.
Lori-Anne also included a “take what you need card” with tear outs of some of our most critical needs: courage, appreciation, confidence, patience, inspiration, and flowers.
When I received Lori’s mail, I was dealing with a lot–grieving over the loss of my father, worrying about my mother, stressing out over my son’s well-being, and navigating a lot of rocky territory. It took courage to face each day and not hide under the cozy comforters on my bed. It took courage to expose my wounds and fight for the healing which seemed a long way off. It felt right seeing that seven-letter word affixed to the card. Courage, more than anything else, is just what I needed.
What do you need this week?
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I choose courage too Chandra.
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Great choice! 🙂
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Wonderful post that lifted my spirits. Watching the bauty outside my window it also goes together with your shining sunflowers .
Miriam
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Aww…I’m so glad the post lifted your spirits and that the sunflowers match the beauty outside your window. I hope you’re having a great week!
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Hi Chandra! I enjoyed reading this post. It’s quite delightful. On the “take what you need” lists “flowers” is my choice. I love flowers, and my favorite flower is the magnificent and exquisite “Rose.”
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Thank you for dropping in! I hope your week was filled with sunshine and roses!
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Today, mine would be confidence. The last few days everything I have done has turned to muck. Haha. But I just keep on, keeping on. LOL 🙂 Thank you for sharing your sunny treasures. 🙂 xoxo
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Yes, friend…Keep on keepin’ on!
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Chandra, sunflowers always lift my spirits. They are always smiling. My word for this year is resilience. I know you asked what do we need for this week, I think we could all use some resilience!
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