This little guy could be labeled a rules-breaker, or a villain.
But I see him different. I see him as bold enough to chart his own path, as so creative that he's willing to pop up in a spot where he doesn't know if he'll be wanted. He's a risk-taker.
But I see him different. I see him as bold enough to chart his own path, as so creative that he's willing to pop up in a spot where he doesn't know if he'll be wanted. He's a risk-taker.
You see, we didn't plant any marigolds this year. We planted geraniums, and pansies, and impatiens, and petunias, all to complement our hostas and a mini rose bush. But this little marigold, currently with just a single orange flower and no other blooms in sight, he punched his way through our mulch on his own. It was several weeks ago, and several weeks after we planted our annuals, that he showed his face and let us know he was going to take up residence near a couple of our artificial frogs. He was going to shoot his roots far into the soil and show off his green leaves against the backdrop of our black mulch and try his best to be a friendly face in our front yard.
And he has made my summer. I have been regularly weeding my landscape area this year -- a task I admittedly don't always stay current on -- and I have plucked many weeds from the ground in the area of this rebel marigold. But I've kept him around, happily watching him grow until he was strong enough to sprout a bud and, eventually, let his full colors show.
Take this marigold's style and apply it to your life. Go plant yourself somewhere where you aren't sure if you're wanted. Be so beautiful that your presence makes the people there happier because of you. Be such a pleasant surprise that no one thinks of you as a weed and wants to uproot you.
