Lessons Dandelion




	WRITE 2 THE HEART Stories that are aimed "Write 2 the Heart" May 29, 2002 Issue 052902 Cheryl Speir, Editor, moderator@write2theheart.com -------------------------------------------------------- By subscription only! Welcome to your next issue of "WRITE 2 THE HEART" ------------------------------------------------------- Do you have a heart-warming story to share with our readers? We are accepting story submissions at this time. Please email your original story to moderator@write2theheart.com ---------------------------------------------------------- Do you remember making dandelion wishes? Oh, how I loved to find the fluffy white orbs and blow a wish when I was younger. Donna uses the lowly dandelion to teach a lesson in persistence. I think I will start praying to be like a dandelion, to have resiliency, roots that go deep and to be able to spread seed over a wide area! ---------------------------------------------------------- Lessons From A Dandelion By Donna Doyon ---------------------------------------------------------- I recall as a young child bringing bouquets of brilliant yellow flowers to my mother. It didn't matter that the stems felt sticky or that both my parents cursed the presence of these flowers in the lawn. I thought they were beautiful! And there were so many of them! We spent hours picking the flowers and then popping the blossoms off with a snap of our fingers. But the supply of dandelions never ran out. My father or brothers would chop off all the heads with the lawn mower at least once a week, but that didn't stop these hardy wonders. And for those flowers that escaped the honor of being hand delivered to my mother, the horror of a childish game of "Mama had a baby..." or the sharp blades of the lawn mower, there was another level of existence. The soft, round puffs of a dandelion gone to seed caused endless giggles and squeals of delight as we unwittingly spread this flower across the yard. As I worked in my garden last week, pulling unwanted weeds out of the space that would become a haven for tomatoes, corn, peas and sunflowers, I again marveled at the flower some call a weed. And I thought... "If only I had the staying power of a dandelion." If only I could stretch my roots so deep and straight that something tugging on my stem couldn't separate me completely from the source that feeds me life. If only I could come back to face the world with a bright, sunshiny face after someone has run me over with a lawnmower or worse, purposely attacked me in an attempt to destroy me. If only my foliage was a nutritious source of vitamins that help others grow. If only I could spread love and encouragement as freely and fully as this flower spreads seeds of itself. The lawns at my parents' home are now beautiful green blankets. The only patches of color come from well placed, well controlled flower beds. Chemicals have managed to kill what human persistence couldn't. I hope we can be different. I hope that we can stretch our roots deep enough that the strongest poison can't reach our souls. I hope that we can overcome the poisons of anger, fear, hate, criticism and competitiveness I hope that we can see flowers in a world that sees weeds. Donna Doyon <donna @ donnadoyan.com> (You are encouraged to write to the authors to let them know what you think of their story, just remember to remove the space before and after the @ symbol. 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