When I bought the tall colorful cosmos flowers last spring at the town market, I had an expectation that they would look like this picture. But my vision fell short when their feathery, fern-like foliage drooped, and turned brown over the hot summer. The cheerful daisy blooms were few and far between standing on straggly tall stems hardly like the starry burst of colorful flowers I'd hoped for. So much so, that yesterday I was going to dig them up and let them go. Their claim to be heat and drought resistant wasn't helping, yet something held me back. And, I took another look, deadheading old blooms. Many little buds were holding a promise for the Cosmos future.
Thoughts are things, as we know... so imagine my surprise early this morning when I went out to the garden. My cosmos plants were dug up during the night, and now lay in a neat row by the hole they once occupied. The little fairy on her bench had been tossed out of a clay pot onto the garden path.
As I stared at the uprooted cosmos, they appeared in good condition...salvageable. My idea to dig up the Cosmos had been answered. The rest was up to me. An angel message was coming to light. The power of words and actions to create. Thankfully, I grabbed my spade, and soon completed the job I'd postponed all summer. The garden bed was replenished with a large bag of miracle garden grow and a prayer of gratitude. I apologized to each little flower for my falling short as I tucked each one into the fresh flowerbed. (The heat was no excuse... it was a matter of choice.)
Since this happened, and it's the first year I've planted Cosmos, I found the symbolism helpful. The Cosmos flower facilitates a linking of the heart and mind; a message to work with both when expressing your creativity. Cosmos also has a dynamic affect on the throat stimulating into activity any creative expression which has been lying dormant. What a perfect angel message. Watch our thoughts, words, and actions. A reminder that good is always present...when seen with the lens of God's Love and the expectation of great hope and faith. And, of course, the help from our angels, unseen but not unnoticed.
Thank you, God.
Love and peace,
Rae Karen
ref: cosmos, Nature-Speak, Ted Andrews
photo: web
