"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.
It's what the sunflowers do."
Helen Keller
Sunflowers are just one radiant presence in nature. I never particularly appreciated them until my youngest son grew a field full of these flowers as he loved the seeds. He did not tell me he had done this until he brought me to the field as a surprise. It was filled with brilliant yellow colors and I was overwhelmed and brought to tears.
Since the trip to my son's field, sunflowers evoke a deep sense of connection within me. Taking in their radiance expands my acceptance of all things. Somehow they are like an equalizer, reminding me that I am consistently surrounded by beauty that I have yet to see. As they sway in a field, a sense of everlasting happiness swells inside of me.
I can hardly wait to bring sunflowers home to snuggle into a vase. Glancing up to see them stirs my heart. I notice them in greater detail, developing an appreciation for the petals and the tight seeds in the center. And is this not symbolic of life ... slowing down to appreciate the uniqueness of everything around us?
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