One of my many jobs is that I provide Occupational Therapy services to children living in foster care group homes. Today while I was providing therapy for one of the boys I work with, I saw this little flower on our walk outside. I LOVE all the reminders in nature of the courage that exists within the tiniest, most fragile of beings.
I thought this little flower was the perfect reminder as I walked along side this boy that doesn't have a "true" home or family, that even when times are hard or we believe conditions are not perfect for us to grow, we can bloom with the tiniest bit of hope and light. As I work with my patients, mother my sons, and teach my art students, I must remember that sometimes all it takes is just the littlest bit of encouragement to give one the light they need to turn the rockiest, roughest surrounding into the exact nourishment they need to reach for the sun.