How many times have you caught yourself saying, “if only my circumstances were different?”  If only I were taller, thinner, better looking, had a better job and way more money.  If only lady luck would stride along side.  Guilt is like oxygen in this case.  We’ve all breathed it.

But consider nature.  In her splendid simplicity, she reminds us that even when the environment seems inhospitable, and less than ideal, great shows of strength and beauty are still quite possible when the seedling heeds the call to “bloom where you are.”