What Keeps You Going?
by When times are challenging it is often the smallest things that inspire us, rekindle hope and give us the push we need to pick ourselves up and carry on.
Image by Raine Hilton
One daily reminder for me is such an everyday common place occurrence that ordinarily no one would look twice at. If I look outside my bathroom window in a crevice high up on the wall opposite is a tiny plant. I say plant, as I really do hate to use the word weed as to me all plants are precious and special, and I feel that calling a beautiful flower a weed is such a derogatory term.
Now this little plant has survived there all year long. It has been scorched by the hot sun, clung on through some really wild storms, hailstorms, heavy snow and driving rain. Still it manages to go on producing flowers. So whenever I am having a challenging day I stand and look out at that little plant and think that if you can survive all that life has thrown at you and still smile then I too can get through my current situation.
What inspires you?
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Post CommentChristine Ramsay
On April 15, 2009 at 5:26 am
An uplifting piece. It makes us realise how lucky most of us are. Good work.
Christine
Yovita Siswati
On April 15, 2009 at 5:43 am
Very inspiring! Great piece.
Mr Ghaz
On April 15, 2009 at 7:24 am
Great work! nicely done. That was lovely..well done and thanks for sharing
Evelyn Moore
On April 15, 2009 at 9:47 am
Well observed and put
Kairos
On April 15, 2009 at 10:03 am
What keeps me going in spite of the hard life? Of course my family!
rajeev bhargava
On April 15, 2009 at 12:33 pm
that is so beautiful and inspirational, darla. i have a similar plant growing across my conservatory wall. and i also don’t like calling plants as weeds. i just call them plants. i thoroughly enjoyed reading this article.
Allana Calhoun
On April 15, 2009 at 12:55 pm
I agree – it’s the little things that make every day afresh. Skyscapes, landscapes, spotting birds and animals on the drive to and from work always lift my spirits.
BTW – I heard this a long long time ago and have always believed in it – a “weed” is simply a flower growing in a place that nobody wants it in.
dee gold
On April 16, 2009 at 12:01 am
inspiring
Ruby Hawk
On April 16, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Nature always renews me. I love walks in the park and seeing the changes of the seasons. I would love your little flower.
nenen
On May 19, 2009 at 4:41 am
it’s the hope i have that keeps me going in times of hardship. like your work
Deep Blue
On May 19, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Short but full of meaning. I had been jobless for months but you give me strenght to hang on. Yup if a weed could persist no matter how we cut it, if a blade of grass could push itself through hard concrete why couldn’t I? Thanks for inspiring others.
shadie
On September 21, 2009 at 8:44 am
Thank you for sharing this. I will try and think of that next time…