Mini Short Story
An orchid sits on my counter year round. The first time I got my orchid was a year ago, and I was so excited. It was small, yet beautiful. There where 2 fully developed green leaves and a set of beautiful flower buds, in the summer. As winter came around, the buds fell off and the stems turned brown.
I was thinking to myself, "Oh no, it died... that can't be right. I must be terrible at taking care of plants."
Day after day, I continued to water it. I even put orchid food in the soil. Toward the end, I wanted to give up, but my little, fighting plant didn't. As winter ended and summer started coming, I noticed the stems looking greener.
"Well, I can't give up now. I think it might be coming back." I thought while looking at it.
It was spring when the stems started to form buds, a month after the stems started looking green again. I was so excited and couldn't wait for the flowers to bloom. About another month went by when I finally saw a couple flowers starting to push out. By now, there were 3 stacks of green leaves on top of one another. The forgiving, tough, little plant was fully bloomed throughout the summer. Now it is winter, and the process is starting all over again.
Question of the Day:
Seasons might look like a desert at times. Even though nothing looks like its improving on the outside, there are still changes happening. Changes start on the inside before they show on the outside.What's one change that is happen in you right now?
