http://nancysharp.net/vividliving/?p=299 Life in Full Bloom...Thorns and All Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:51:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://nancysharp.net/vividliving/?p=299&cpage=1#comment-36 robin Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:29:11 +0000 http://nancysharp.net/vividliving/?p=299#comment-36 Several years ago, when living in Cleveland, I went on a girls trip to Key West. There I bought a 7 foot handpainted sunflower. It became my symbol for “bloom where you are planted.” When we moved to Denver, I put it on my porch and when giving my address, I would say, “ I live in the grey brick house with a purple front door and colorful sunflower”. One day I thought it wonderful that no one had ever taken it; two days later, someone stole it in the middle of the night. The power of thought? Who knows. But after getting over the feeling of violation and loss, I said to Ken, “ They needed it more than I do now. I must be blooming.” Several years ago, when living in Cleveland, I went on a girls trip to Key West. There I bought a 7 foot handpainted sunflower. It became my symbol for “bloom where you are planted.” When we moved to Denver, I put it on my porch and when giving my address, I would say, “ I live in the grey brick house with a purple front door and colorful sunflower”. One day I thought it wonderful that no one had ever taken it; two days later, someone stole it in the middle of the night. The power of thought? Who knows. But after getting over the feeling of violation and loss, I said to Ken, “ They needed it more than I do now. I must be blooming.”

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