Celebrate Who You Are!

My roses are now in full bloom, but they did not start out that way. It took a lot of attention on my part. In order to sprout new growth they needed pruning, water, nourishment and time. But each day I looked on in wonder at their beauty. Each bush and each rose has its own journey to full bloom and its own uniqueness. Below is a writing about roses, but it’s also a reminder about acceptance of self and how we should not be critical of where we are at in our life; as each of us has our own journey and at each stage of that journey it is a wonder in itself and a celebration of our own unique being! God accepts us into His flock, just as we are. So why is it so hard for us to accept and love ourselves? Think about what rigid expectations you or others are putting on you and tell yourself now is the time to let go and start loving yourself and celebrating who you are!

“When we plant a rose seed in the earth, we notice that it is small, but we do not criticize it as “rootless and stemless.” We treat it as a seed, giving it the water and nourishment required of a seed. When it first shoots up out of the earth, we don’t condemn it as immature and underdeveloped, nor do we criticize the buds for not being open when they appear. We stand in wonder at the process taking place and give the plant the care it needs at each stage of its development. The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change; yet at each state, at each moment, it is whole as it is (Gallwey 1974).

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Written by Patty B.