Flowers

Why do we like flowers?  Why do they signify new beginnings, hope, love, friendship and joy?  Right now flowers are everywhere.  It is the time when everyone is thankful that "April showers brought May flowers." Mother's Day is coming soon and flowers are a common gift whether for the table or the garden.

Most flowers smell pleasant.  Attractive smells can bring us peace or bring back pleasant memories. Flowers are colorful.  Most people can find a flower that coincides with their favorite color.  Flowers appear when the weather gets warmer and the sun shines more.  Flowers signify the beginning of a season of life and the end of a time when things were dead or hiding.

My grandma's favorite flower was the pansy because it looked like it was smiling.  You'll see the happy face next time you see a pansy.  I love how they are usually multiple colors.  I have two pansies tattooed on my arm in remembrance of her.  I see them and think of her.  I think of my mom.  I think of the last night the three of us stayed together.  Each spring pansies pop up all over my yard that I never planted.  They grow in random places and don't seem to care if they should be there or not.

Next time you see flowers, think of what they represent.  Enjoy their beauty and be thankful they return every year to remind us that life is resilient and beautiful and so are we.