I was browsing in the cut flower section of Trader Joe's this morning, and spotted one of the buckets filled with Irises. I almost passed them by for a bouquet of ordinary Alstroemeria, but something made me give those Irises a second look.
Irises are one of my favorite flowers and I had an entire section of my garden in Massachusetts devoted to a plethora of different varieties. Irises are rare here in the desert and I often find myself longing for their delicate beauty.
So why did I hesitate to put them in my shopping cart when I spotted them this morning? Cut Irises have a short lifespan. I knew that, once I took them home and put them in a vase, I only had a few days to enjoy them before they shriveled up. If I bought the Alstroemeria (which are a perfectly lovely variety of Lily), They would last at least a week!
As I reached for those Irises and put them in my cart, I realized that I often choose something "not quite right" in order to be practical. I save the one I really want for a special occasion or simply to save a buck. In that moment I remembered my commitment to live each day to it's fullest. Our time on this earth is finite and we don't really know how long we have left.
Every time I pass my dining room table, and see those Irises slowly opening, I feel waves of gratitude and appreciation flooding my cells. Today, I choose BEAUTY!
It's ALL temporary, so ENJOY the NOW!
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