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Today was a down day for me. I was feeling very off in in my feels. 
I don’t know if it’s the weight of hitting a milestone of 50 years, the stroke anniversary, or the simple fact that I have surgery on my toe Monday. 

I was looking forward to heading to islands, sipping a fancy drink, putting my toes in the sand, and eating some seafood with my hubby today while enjoying the lake views. 

Sometimes life throws us a curve ball, and I’ve gotten a few of those lately. 

For the first time, I did something different. 

Normally I ” suck it up” get dressed up and go out. I always have a good time, but today I decided to stay in. 

I gamed a little, did some design, ate pizza delivery, cake and ice cream and then looked out the window to find something bright red emerging from my flower bed. 

One single red rose. This little one has been through it. She’s weathered, aged, uprooted and replanted . I didn’t think she would make it. She shriveled up, was buried through a harsh winter. Then I noticed tiny little springs of life coming up.

I don’t consider myself the poetic type, but I kinda felt like that rose; aged, weathered, tired sometimes, removed from familiarity, and replanted. Like that single rose, and a phoenix rising from he ashes, I stand strong, beautiful, confident, and ready to grow into my full potential. 

Some days we just need the beauty and awe of creation to remind us where we are and how grateful we need to be every day for another chance to bloom after a hard season. 

Today was a reminder that I’m a rose ready to bloom.

~aFrostypeach 

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