Learning to Trust the Timing

I discovered this huge sunflower sitting proudly in my front yard, recently.  I tend to think of sunflowers as summer blossoms, basking in the constant warmth of the hot summer sun, yet this irreverent burst of beauty seemed to pop up out of nowhere.  It did not pay regard to what time of year it is, or the fact that it stands alone in our garden.  The only thing that seemed to matter to this sunflower is that now is its time to shine.  The spotlight is on its absolute beauty and at a time of year when many other flowers are laying quietly dormant, shine this lovely flower does.

I began thinking about how nature and humanity tend to mimic one another.   How there are times in life when we feel as if we must wait before we do something which we feel drawn to do.  And how by waiting, we often lose the opportunity to shine on our own behalf.  We miss the moment.  We allow the inspiration to pass.  Yet if we are to learn anything from this sunflower, it is that sometimes, life's timing, God's timing, the Universe's timing, is not always our timing.  We must learn to grasp the chance to live.  We must trust that everything will be as it should be.  We must take the opportunity to shine.

So allow the winter sun to warm the skin on your face.  Put your trust in the timing.  Turn your face up to the sky and blossom.  Allow the spotlight of life to shine down on you.  Your time comes when your time comes.  Seize the moment.