I walked around my yard today and admired all of the beautiful plants that are starting to bloom. I noticed there were a bunch of daisies that had bloomed and started to wilt and die. My ex taught me how to “deadhead” flowers. I was always curious why you always had to deadhead, and he explained it like this: “The plant continues to give energy and life to those flowers that have run their course. That energy is spent on dying blooms and it takes away from the energy new blooms need to flower. So you cut off the parts that have bloomed to give way to more blooms.”
I started thinking about this and how much we all can learn from plants. I started looking at my life and thinking about “deadheading the parts that have bloomed.” If we stopped putting so much energy into the parts of our lives that have bloomed and have started to fade, we will be able to give our energy to the next bloom in our lives. It’s a simple way to approach life, but sometimes it can be difficult to let go of the “blooms”. When life is good, I have a tendency to hold on to it, squeeze the life out of it to try and keep it in my life. What if I couldn’t do that? What if I just stayed in the moment and let beauty come into my life, and let it leave when it’s supposed to? I bet you I would be a little happier and more present. Something to think about.








That is really nice Felipe. Sooo true. We spend so much energy in unnecessary areas of our lives. I can think of a lot better uses for this energy.
It is amazing how much we would be able to accomplish if we could just let go.
By: loveourjourney on April 15, 2008
at 7:49 am
AMEN!
By: Felipe on April 16, 2008
at 1:30 am
beautiful post and wise words to apply to our lives.
By: Derik Klein on April 16, 2008
at 11:36 pm
It’s a special day. I was so Happy to find, and read Your web-blog…and I kmow that some people, like flowers give pleasure just by being. You are one of those flowers in my life. I think of You often. HAPPY #%&@ BIRTHDAY…I Love You, Felipey
By: Mark Asinger on April 19, 2008
at 1:50 am
MARK!!! OMG…it’s so good to hear from you. I tried to email you with the email address you left but it got returned. If you get a moment, email me at Felipe@felipecrook.com or give me a buzz. I’d love to catch up with you and see how you’re doing.
By: Felipe on April 19, 2008
at 4:28 am
What a wonderful post, Felipe! It really got me thinking about things I can trim from my life, and allow new growth. Great metaphor! I particularly liked how you wrote about holding on long after a flower (idea; habit) has lost it’s energy.
By: museditions on April 20, 2008
at 1:50 pm
Thanks for the bday wishes muse. I’ve been thinking about this subject a lot and it just seems right for me. Getting rid of those “used up” thoughts and habits. It’s a good thing to recognized when they’ve exhausted their energy.
By: Felipe on April 21, 2008
at 10:27 pm
Felipey–I sent an e-mail to your address, but am not sure if my mail is working. Someone called today and informed me that I may have a virus…on my ‘puter ! I would like to catch-up with You as well, so if You get this, give me a call. I am still at the same number in St. Louis. Would love to hear from You…call late as I am trying to avoid “early people”.
Love Mark
By: Mark Asinger on April 24, 2008
at 9:58 am