Billie
03-22-2006, 06:47 AM
"If we had no winter, the Springwould not be so pleasant if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome"
~ Charlotte Brontė
On Monday I really wanted to think so hopefully! We had walked alot this weekend and walking through a wooded section we found some yellow and purple croques and some other small white and purple flowers I was not familiar with. Spring I thought! Great hopeful sign!
On Monday, the first day of spring we were blanketed with snow, in fact yesterday our schools were closed in all the surrounding communities, even the courts wee closed. Everyone came ino the office kind of growly and mumbling, complaining about the weather, cars not starting and for a few minutes my hopes were as dashed as theirs.
And I thought to myself, why is it that my hopefulness should be dashed by others negativity. One of my appointments didn't show up, so I got on line and sent links to flower catalogs to my co-workers with a message about the smells of spring right around the corner.
Of the 10 people I sent the link to, 3 of the came into my office and thanked me for being able to see spring through the snow it really lifted their day...so here is the link I sent. If you are having a "I hate winter" bring on Spring kind of day (for our Australian friends, enjoying fall this may not work) I hope you can find some "spring" some hope in getting rid of the adversity and think spring!
http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/index.html?REF=Others
~ Charlotte Brontė
On Monday I really wanted to think so hopefully! We had walked alot this weekend and walking through a wooded section we found some yellow and purple croques and some other small white and purple flowers I was not familiar with. Spring I thought! Great hopeful sign!
On Monday, the first day of spring we were blanketed with snow, in fact yesterday our schools were closed in all the surrounding communities, even the courts wee closed. Everyone came ino the office kind of growly and mumbling, complaining about the weather, cars not starting and for a few minutes my hopes were as dashed as theirs.
And I thought to myself, why is it that my hopefulness should be dashed by others negativity. One of my appointments didn't show up, so I got on line and sent links to flower catalogs to my co-workers with a message about the smells of spring right around the corner.
Of the 10 people I sent the link to, 3 of the came into my office and thanked me for being able to see spring through the snow it really lifted their day...so here is the link I sent. If you are having a "I hate winter" bring on Spring kind of day (for our Australian friends, enjoying fall this may not work) I hope you can find some "spring" some hope in getting rid of the adversity and think spring!
http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/index.html?REF=Others