“The Warrior of the Light is a believer. Because she believes in miracles, miracles begin to happen. Because she is sure that her thoughts can change her life, her life begins to change. Because she is certain that she will find love, love appears.” ~ Paulo Coelho
I took this photo the other morning while out looking at my garden beds. Even though I’ve been growing them for years, Milkweed – and their seeds – have really captured my attention in the last couple of weeks. All of the plants are currently filled with pods bursting with beautiful potential. On any given day I’ll find their seeds clinging to the tomatoes vines, climbing the lemon tree, or sitting on the earth like a little angel, just waiting for Someone to bury it.
To me, these seeds are particularly beautiful with their tiny filaments that help them “fly”. How apropos, since they’re the sole nourishment for Monarchs. Without these common, easy to grow plants, Monarch caterpillars wouldn’t have food. Without Monarch caterpillars, there’d be no butterflies….and how sad would that be!?!? Monarches are already disappearing by the millions. So even though I only have a few of them, growing Milkweed is one way I can help them survivr.
Seeds are miraculous. Take pomegranates, for example. A single pomegranate seed, planted at the right time, in the right soil, with the right care, will produce a tree. That tree will eventually bear fruit – lots and lots of fruit – and each of those fruit will be packed with more seeds! Like, an average of 680 seeds! That’s amazing!
We’re talking about 10s of 1000s of seeds produced in a single growing season from a single tree and it ALL comes about because one little dot was sown.
What mesmerizes me most about this photo (taken with my cell phone and unfiltered) is the little ball of light at the juncture of the filaments to the seed. It’s almost as if the seed is alive with energy. I’m sure there’s some logical explanation for it, but I don’t care. To me, this is miraculous. I literally cannot stop looking at it.
Every seed is programed to become a specific plant, each after it’s own kind. It’s impossible to plant a watermelon seed and get a zucchini. And given enough time, a single seed can reproduce itself a million times over, feeding other life forms who – in their own way, and according to their own kind – will produce their seed and multiply.
What starts out so tiny and singular…something that could easily be overlooked, stepped on, mistreated or eaten (smiling)….has the potential to change the world.
Just like a single thought can change a life.
Thanks, Paulo.
What a gorgeous picture! It’s amazing what cell phones can take these days. You nailed it, girl. But then again, that’s what you do.
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It really is amazing! With the simple technology today (cameras, photo editing software, etc.), any average Jane can take the best photos. I often wonder if “professional” photogs are losing business. We’re all in the biz now! LOL xox Thank you..
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It is a gorgeous picture and feels very prophetic to me. I enjoyed reading this and sighing along with you at life’s simple complexities.
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Thank you. “Simple complexities”. Ah, the irony :)
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Indeed
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Love this!!
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I love Paulo Coelho’s books, This quote is very apt for you dear Grace.. and the Monarch Butterfly is so beautiful.. Here I keep a nettle patch within our allotments because the Peacock Butterflies lay their eggs in them.. I need to enlarge your photo to get a better look at the Light. :-)
And loved the Light that shone from this post and your photo is amazing. xxx Hugs Sue x
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Thank you, Sue. Monarch butterflies have been my constant companion for months now. Butterflies in general have always been very important to me, but the Monarch more so. They have provided such wisdom and direction. Happy you enjoyed both the post and the photo. It took my breath away when I first saw it! Such a pretty thing, that Light! xxoxx
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Absolutely Beautiful x <3
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Its almost like a heart shaped in Light :-) xxx Hugs Sue x
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Love your gorgeous seed of light, Grace. Seeding, planting, sowing….the cycle of life and you’re a beautiful gardener. I saw this and immediately thought of you > http://tinyurl.com/qzdynez
(It’s an Etsy link that was really long, I used tinyurl to shorten it)
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I was looking at a lemon seed the other day and I thought to myself, “this lemon seed has the potential to be a tree!” If time is an illusion, then the seed and the tree are one. In each moment everything IS it’s greatest potential. In that moment I was holding a tree in the palm of my hand!
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