It’s that time of year when dandelion clocks are everywhere. It always reminds me of being a child and being told by my Dad that you tell the time by blowing on them, and the number of puffs can be associated as the time of day.
However, now many years later, I have grown to appreciate them in nature. Any bloom whether wildflower or weed can be perfectly set dependent on the environment. Just like us. And I’m not going to lie – every now and then I still pick one ‘to tell the time’.
But the thing that caught my train of thought was the simple fragility of them. Whilst designed by nature to disintegrate in wind, they can equally be stripped bare by the interaction and intention of those around them.
This got me thinking about how we can be fragile at various times in our lives. Whilst we can remain beautiful/normal on the outside, we can be more fragile than we would first appear. This too must be considered when we are in the company of others – either physically or virtually. For just like the dandelion clock, we have the ability to be broken down by those around us. Yet, unlike the fragile dandelion clock, we can develop coping mechanisms to not let this happen. Well, not if we really don’t want it to.
This then got me thinking about the difficulty of being in a situation where we allow ourselves to be broken down. Knowing that it is not what we want, need, or desire. Yet we allow it to happen, for whatever reason we give ourselves at the time.
This can be in our personal or professional lives.
It then seemed coincidental that Radiohead came on my playlist with their song ‘Just’. The lyrics fitted perfectly with the thought process that has been leading to this weeks blog.
You do it to yourself, you do
And that’s what really hurts
Is that you do it to yourself, just you
You and no one else….
Whilst we can see that this is indeed so very true at times, what we must remember is that the rest of your life is too short to be fragile, and especially at the hands of others.
Tomorrow begins today…
Happy Damn Friday! x
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