24d • Presence & Awareness
Following Your Bliss ...
This past weekend I challenged myself by walking up Hardy Mountain Road breathing in the cold fresh air of winter to invigorate my body, mind, and soul. Stopping upon a crest further up the snow-covered road, I turned around and looked upon the panorama sloping below me. It was partly cloudy and as I stood there, in the distance, I could see the wide-open valley with small farmhouses nestled quietly in a white carpet of snow dusted fields. The view brought back flashes of pleasant memories working as a floral arranger in a small farming community of southern Ontario back in my early days.
Russell Baker, a fastidious Dutchman, took me on as a novice as I had recently graduated with a Flowers Canada diploma a floral design course at the University of Guelph. He had a small greenhouse, Garden Centre, and Flower Shop that serviced the rural communities of Stayner, Elmvale, and Wasaga Beach. In the flower shop, I worked under the watchful eye of his daughter who was an accomplished floral designer. I spent several years learning the basics of horticulture and in the process became adept at flower arranging.
Not everyone gets the opportunity to work in a job that’s intoxicating. When was the last time you walked into a flower shop? Remember the exquisite fragrance of the flowers and greenery that enveloped your senses as you ambled in? It is such a warm and inviting atmosphere emanating the vitality of nature’s life force - the aliveness of flowers, and plants is much the same as stepping into an altered state of being.
The days of repetitive tasks are non-existent when working with flowers and plants. Every day being novel gave rise to the prospect of creating new and unique flower arrangements that suited each and every occasion. The sensitive nature of our feelings and what it signifies when someone sends flowers or receives flowers is an accepted and appreciated way of expressing how we feel about that someone special in our lives. The purpose of giving flowers is to delight or to convey difficult or awkward emotions without the use of words that can often encumber what is trying to be expressed.
For one, floral arranging takes a certain amount of training and secondly it is a treasure of being in a fragrant environment that enlivens everyone’s spirit by contributing to others’ emotional well-being. Moreover, the third greatest aspect is a unique opportunity to be creative and expressive So you see, the truth of being in a job you love is about following your bliss. Katrinka Kennedy I write this for Helmut as he sees me as a flower in his world. Thank you Helmut. You have brightened my world. 🍄♾️🍄❤️
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