Not only do I love flowers, I also love "things" with flowers - sweaters with flowers, necklaces with flowers, photos of flowers. When I went to Anthropologie on Monday in downtown Milwaukee, I spotted this gem of a book tucked into a shelf.
Bloom (compiled by Kobi Yamada and Kristel Wills, published in 2006 by Compendium) is such a lovely treasury of inspiring quotes to encourage you to bloom, grow and shine. (Unfortunately, I couldn't find a link on either the Anthropologie site or on Amazon).
This book has so many wonderful quotes, such as:
"The flower has opened, has been in the sun and is unafraid. I'm taking more chances; I'm bold and proud." - Paula Cole
"We all have the extraordinary coded inside us, waiting to be released." - Jean Houston
"The journey between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of life really takes place." - Barbara Deangelis
"I will grow. I will become something new and grand, but no grander than I now am. Just as the sky will be different in a few hours, its present perfection and completeness is not deficient, so am I presently perfect and not deficient because I will be different tomorrow." - Wayne Dyer
"Beauty appears when something is completely and absolutely and openly itself." - Deena Metzger
I also picked up on this wonderful coloring book. It's all based on a gardening/nature theme and features these wonderful hand stamps, doodles and occasional bits of text background. I bought one for myself, one for a woman I admire and one for my daughter (I didn't want to share mine!). (There is no author or publishing information on this coloring book; other than to say it's imported.)
These become part of how I support my own blooming and growing, as reminders and inspiration pieces that call you into more of your fullness.
Tell me, what do you use to remind you to bloom big in the world?
I love that this coloring book reminds me of my mission -- which is to scatter the seeds.
