My family and I enjoyed a lovely outing to The Dallas Arboretum last Saturday to view the annual Dallas Blooms. The flowers were out in full colorful force, and everywhere you looked the view was breathtaking.
One Tulip Stood Out
On the way out of the Arboretum, I was stopped in my tracks by a red tulip blossoming in a sea of yellow daffodils and tulips. It made me smile. The tulip was not concerned about its color being different from the others. It simply bloomed. The red tulip struck me as proud of not looking like the others.
You Are a Red Tulip
Each of us is a red tulip in a field of yellow flowers, beautifully created as a unique individual unlike any other person in the history of the universe. Despite our fine, special design, we often cover up the things that make us unique to look like the yellow flowers around us. Why do we do this?
Celebrate You
Downplaying the things that make us different is counter to the greater plan for our lives. When we celebrate ourselves just as we are, we are opening ourselves up to the opportunities we were made for and the people we were meant to know. When we relax in our skin, we feel better, we are happier and the result is evident to everyone around us. To make ourselves into the yellow flowers is a wasteful exertion of energy and, quite frankly, a sad way to live one’s life.
Embrace your differences. You look like you do on purpose. Embrace being a red tulip!
