My dear, sweet reader. I do apologize. When I had written this post and scheduled it for last Thursday, we lost internet and it did not keep my schedule! I do apologize. I know we want to know what happened in the final life of the azaleas.
They did not die! Those azaleas bloomed bright. The cold withered them to sorry looking blobs. And then, they returned. They were majestic in their second bloom. Stronger. More abundant! That's the thing about life. When we blossom and bloom in our lives, there always seems to be a force that tries to take us out. A cold front of haters, jealous people, frustrated in their own shortcomings. But if we endure. If we fight through the cold. If we let our strong roots stay deep in the soil, we can get through. We can come back and be more beautiful than the first bloom. The key to survival is hidden in that paragraph above. Did you catch it? It has nothing to do with the weather. It isn't about the flower. It all comes down to our root system. We understand this when we look to nature. We know that the trees whose roots are deep will weather the storm. We know that cacti roots are wide and shallow to gather water. We know that trees in swamp lands have roots that come back to the surface for oxygen. We understand it. Humans can study nature and see how each root system might be different, but needed for the environment. And regardless of the style, when the roots are strong, the plant is strong. If we are to blossom in our own lives and weather the storm, we need strong roots. We need to know where are strength comes from. The source of our nourishment must not waver. When we are established and strong, our flowers may bloom too early. They may get hit by a cold front. They may lose petals to an unforeseen storm, but the plant itself is steady and strong. It will grow again and again. We are not annuals that are here for a season, we are perennials that must be maintained. And every season our roots grow stronger, our branches reach farther. Dear reader, please know where your roots lie. Find the true source of nourishment that can weather any storm. If you don't, you might not come back after a cold front and the rest of the world would not be as beautiful.
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