The Moonflower

"Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but what if you will sit down quietly, may descend upon you." Nathaniel Hawthorne

For the last 10 years I've been making magical garden sanctuary on my balcony. Every year it gets better and better with the addition of more garden furniture, trees, scrubs, vegetables, herbs, flowers, climbing vines, ornaments, fountains, bird feeders, stained glass windows and boxes, trellises, etc.

This morning I went outside to see what has bloomed in my garden, and to my surprise, I found a very large, beautiful, pure white, Moonflower!

Now that May not sound like such a big deal for some of you, but for me, it's a miracle. I've been trying to grow moonflowers on my balcony for 10 years. One year I managed to grow about 10 moonflower plants to 5 feet tall with plenty of heart-shaped leaves, however, not a bloom, and so, when I saw that luscious, big, beautiful moonflower, I was filled with joy.

Life is so ironic! It seems that when we try and try to make something happen, it just eludes us, but when we sit back and just forget about it completely the release of our commitment shows in all its glory.

I had forgotten that I had included small moonflower plant in the pot with the rest of the morning glory, but the universe is not.

There is a message in all, if we have eyes to see.