The Wisdom of Wildflowers

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Heather Robbins. The Wisdom of Wildflowers

The Wisdom of Wildflowers

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Prairie Crocus

Shooting Star

Harebell

Forget-Me-Not

Western Canada Violet

Silvery Lupine

Prairie Rose

Large Yellow Lady’s Slipper

Golden Bean

Sticky Geranium

White Dutch Clover

Western Wild Bergamot

Columbine

Smooth Aster

Black-Eyed Susan

Yarrow

Western Red Lily

Gaillardia

Hedge Bindweed

Plains Prickly Pear Cactus

Prairie Coneflower

Velvety Goldenrod

Scarlet Paintbrush

Baby’s Breath

Canada Thistle

Penny Cress

Prairie Sage

Goat’s Beard

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Heather Robbins

For your wisdom, humor and friendship.

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Our mind, body, and spirit long for loving sustenance, but we must slow down before we can hear their plea. If we do not take the time and energy to provide this nurturing comfort for ourselves today, it is entirely possible that we will be forced to put in the time and energy later to heal our stressed and diseased bodies, or deal with an emotional breakdown. The problem with waiting until we’ve “hit the wall” is that by then it may be too late. Do we really need to hit bottom before we learn this valuable lesson?

Many of us are so conditioned to racing around in this marathon called life that we may not even know how to begin the process of finding balance. Fortunately, this is not difficult to do, and only requires the one thing we have been doing since the day we were born—breathing. Breathing is something we do not give much attention to, but it is the first and best step to slowing down and allowing our mind, body, and spirit to mesh into wholeness.

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