Perennially Cheerful
No one can guess the future, and it seems that it
is always right out of the blue that we may be
brought up short, and something gets our total
attention, something important. It may even be
said that we meet up with our, sometimes long
term, sometimes short term, destinies.
This spring I had a set back, but many others
have had much more severe set backs. I needed a
knee replacement. I did not see it at the time as a
gift. As a busy individual, and a working visual
artist I fought the frustration of slowing down, of
not being able to be and do all the things I have
always done. Today, after having had the surgery,
I realize with gratitude that it was not life-
threatening, and that for now, I could concentrate
on getting better on a day by day basis. I am so
fortunate.
So, not being able to travel far this summer, I
concentrated on the perennials I planted over the
last ten years, and had not really had time to study and enjoy them. I found time to cut and
bring them into the house and put them into
vases extending their beauty into my everyday
surroundings. And then, last week, I was finally
able to get out the paints and brushes and do
watercolour sketches. These Black Eyed Susans
line the pathway to my recovery: from a flower
bed of them close to the house, to the vase on the
dining room table to their beauty at the tip of my
brush loaded with golden sunshine.
When we successfully overcome an obstacle in our
lives and go on to become well again, we become
stronger and engage a more personal resilience
than we have ever possessed before. We realize
that we can do so much more with our lives, do so
much for others. It becomes almost a rallying cry,
a call to action. Let the time we have discovered
to be so precious be used to create, to build on
our skills, to do good for others.
When sorrow is heavy, when things are not as
could be wished, think of the Black Eyed Susan
and may its perennially cheerful sunny disposition
be the connection that provides the strength to
carry on.
For more information on Valerie, please see her
blog at: http://valeriekent.fineartstudioonline.com/blog
Perennially Cheerful
By: Valerie Kent
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