One Beautiful Thing ~ twenty.six

When I get too snug within my cocoon, when things get a little too safe, and I feel as though I am not growing or expanding or creating new experiences in this precious life of mine, I must remember how brave the flowers are. They confidently burst out of their papery shells and bloom most abundantly, so sure of themselves in this time and place that belongs to them. We would never know their beauty if they stayed hidden. They might be safer, perhaps...but not truly living.