One of my granddaughters got me to think about how we look
at things means everything. I know I should already realize that, but it was
something she said to me that made me stop and really think about a person’s
outlook could make all the difference in the world.
We were driving back to her house. I saw a field carpeted in purple and said, “Look at that. Isn’t that beautiful?”
“Some people call them weeds, but others call them
wildflowers.”
“Really?”
“Yep,” I said.
Later as I mulled over what I’d said to my granddaughter, I
realized how important it was to look at something in a positive light—a
favorable one. We don’t like weeds, but flowers are one of the things that add
beauty to our lives. What I am going to strive to do is to look at a field full
of wildflowers, not one full of weeds. I think I will be better off looking at
the positive, not the negative, and every time I see a wildflower I will be
reminded of that.
How do you see a field (or your lawn), especially in the
springtime? Is it full of weeds or wildflowers?
