Being in the Moment and Commitment: Castera Rose - v4-#2

Today's Picture to Ponder Photo
a Castera Rose
                
I first featured this flower in October 2005.  Something is having me so drawn to it this past week that I decided to, once again, share it with you. For the story behind my first publishing this, and other photos of the rose, see Picture to Ponder ISSUE 182. 
                        
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Having become  so enamored with the flower, I decided to put the photo  on a clock and a pillow and then ordered both from the gift shop. The pillow with this image has been giving me comfort and I love looking at the rose on the clock each time I glance into the living room from my office.

My experience with the Castera Rose became one of simply allowing myself to be with what feels good. Are there places in your life where you are fighting with yourself about something you like, despite the warm feelings you have about it? If so, I invite you to take an action around it.

I am also thinking that I could be doing some writing, exploring the lushness and the various depths of the rose, perhaps discovering what it is that's drawing me in. I have a choice. I can act upon that thought and see what opens up or I can simply allow it to be. Since the emotion is so strong, I suspect that writing will provide an expansion for me and I will take that action.

Because I made the commitment here, I will study the rose with my eye and my heart and let my pen freely wander. What about you? Is there a commitment you would like to make to something that acting upon might make a difference for you? If so, I, again, invite you to take action to see what opens up?

Castera Rose - New Items in the Gift Shop

         

Clock

  Magnet   

                                          

Comments

[Lauren Strouse]

Sheila - what a gorgeous rose! I do so love flowers. The beauty of this rose made me think about a gift I received. I have never had an amaryllis before, but friends gave me one this past holiday season. The flowers were a deep, velvety, burgundy red - similar to your rose and just beautiful. About the time the main blooms were dying back, I noticed a new bud rising from the plant base. I thought it would be just one more flower, but to my amazement and joy, when the bud opened there were actually four blossoms inside. Altogether, I have been able to enjoy these beautiful blooms for a solid month! Thank you for the beauty you share and contribute to my world.

[Sheila Finkelstein]

Thank you, Lauren. And thanks for the reminder of the Amaryllis. Several years ago, for a couple of winter holiday seasons, I would buy Amaryllis. This was long before we moved to "tropical flower land" (though this rose was not local). I loved the them. Now to find a source for the flower year-round, if that's possible.

[Jenneken Berends]

Dear Sheila,
This rose really touches me. For months I have been doing a rose-meditation as explained in a beautifull book by Sharon McErlane on restoring the yin-yang balance on earth . I recognize myself in your rose: it has one little bruised spot on an outer petal yet it is blooming as the flower it was intended to be!
Love you for your sharing.
Jenneken Berends
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