Life Is Magic When You Believe....

A word used in many ways, but rarely in its truest sense.
Having faith and belief is a difficult concept to explain to someone who has none. Its like trying to explain the concept of colour to someone who has been blind from birth, but research shows, that even those who are born blind dream in colours. In a dream state, it is the soul which is perceiving the colours in life, and even those born blind have a soul. It is when you become aware of your soul that the first seeds of faith begin to grow.
As with all seeds, they need to germinate, and grow toward the light.
People, like plants need a watchful, caring gardener, with years of horticultural experience, to know how to nurture that tiny seed into a fully grown blossoming flower. It takes time, love, warmth, nourishment, and light. Even the rain which sometimes falls in our lives is beneficial for growth.
If only more people recognised this every day miracle, the world would have a lot less unhappy people in it.
I have learned this week, that I have a vast horticultural knowledge and expertise to help even the most dormant of seeds grow to their full potential.
I am happy to see so many people growing toward the light, because I took care to help them germinate.
Deep underground in the dark airless soil, putting down a single tap root, is the first stage, anchoring itself into the earth, the solid foundation for growth, and slowly seeing a small shoot reach upward, pushing the soil, the obstacles it encounters out of the way as it strive to break the surface toward the warmth of a loving sun. Nurtured and protected from frost and pests, the gardener encourages new growth with constant care and watchful eyes, seeing the changes in weather and taking precautionary measures to allow new leaves to grow on the young plant.
Spring is here.
All living things have new growth, the dead wood cut away, and new shoots sprout from dormant and often winter damaged limbs, bring new greenery, and new life into the garden.
And the gardener has faith.
Faith that with care, nature will take its course, the nurturing given with love and attention to the smallest detail causes the plants to flourish and bear fruit.
The gardeners faith in nature and care makes the plant flourish, even when it has none of its own.

Because the gardener has faith in its truest sense.

I'm looking forward to seeing the summer flowers in full bloom.
Because its this riot of colour that gives us such joy and makes our souls sing and dance along the paths we take.
Because I have faith, even if the seed doesn't.