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5 Ways to Embrace Positivity by Connecting with Nature and Flowers

Marta Williams — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:48:10 +0000

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, but nature offers a powerful way to reconnect, reset, and rediscover positivity. Flowers, with their vibrant colors and uplifting scents, can be an instant mood booster. Here are five practical and inspiring ways to embrace positivity by incorporating nature and flowers into your daily life.

1. Start Your Morning with a Flower Walk.

One of the simplest yet most effective ways to lift your spirits is to take a morning walk surrounded by nature. Whether it’s through a local park or your garden, focus on the beauty of the flowers around you. Their vibrant colors and fragrances can naturally elevate your mood and fill you with gratitude for the simple things in life.

2. Create a Flower Meditation Space.

Incorporate flowers into your meditation practice. Create a peaceful corner at home where you can sit surrounded by fresh blooms. The delicate beauty of flowers can help calm your mind and focus on the present moment. Visualizing yourself as a flower blooming, rooted in positivity, can deepen your practice and leave you feeling refreshed.

3. Grow Your Own Positivity Garden.

Nurturing flowers from seed to bloom can be a rewarding and uplifting experience. A positivity garden, filled with flowers like sunflowers, daisies, and lavender, serves as a reminder that growth takes time. Every bloom becomes a symbol of resilience, reminding you that even in tough times, beauty and growth are possible. Plus, spending time in your garden offers you a break from daily stress, allowing you to reconnect with nature’s cycles.

4. Use Flowers to Set a Positive Intention for Your Day.

Placing fresh flowers in your workspace or living area can significantly influence your mood. Every time you see the flowers, remind yourself of a positive affirmation, such as “I am blooming in every aspect of life” or “Today, I will thrive and spread joy.” Associating the beauty of flowers with your daily affirmations strengthens their power and helps you stay grounded in positivity.

5. Create Floral Arrangements as a Form of Mindful Creativity.

Engage in the therapeutic process of flower arranging to center yourself. The tactile experience of choosing and arranging flowers allows you to focus your mind, relieving stress and channeling creativity. By designing your own floral arrangements, you’re not only creating something beautiful but also inviting a sense of accomplishment and positivity into your space.

By integrating nature and flowers into your daily life, you can foster a positive mindset and develop resilience. These small but impactful practices will remind you to appreciate the beauty around you and allow you to bloom alongside the flowers you nurture.

Flowers for happiness

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Passion or Santa?

Marta Williams — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 16:36:59 +0000

I made this for last year’s V-Day, but..

..almost everyone told me it was very ‘christmassy’. The more I look at it the more the penny drops for me I must admit.

I suppose saying ‘ho ho ho’ to your date might not be the hottest thing ever, unless someone has big Santa-issues

What do you think? Passion or Santa?

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CB ❤️ Jets Pottery

admin — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:17:16 +0000

What goes well with flowers? //

@jets.pottery vases! Got to love when two local businesses come together.

Jet’s Pottery is a small hobby studio run by Jane based in the wonderful Oxfordshire town of Woodstock, alongside the World Heritage site of Blenheim Palace.

Jane first fell in love with clay completely by chance after spotting an advert for pottery lessons. Taking the decision to start to learn a new skill was one of the best decisions that she’d ever made.

Jet’s Pottery was born in 2019 with everything being made exclusively from Jane’s home studio.

“It is such a satisfying, and frustrating (!), thing to do. You can see and touch your progress; you can bring joy to yourself and to others; you can act like a child at Christmas every time you open the kiln; but you can also be hugely disappointed when things don’t go to plan; at the same time you can be amazed by what your ‘experiments’ or ‘accidents’ can achieve!

I hope you enjoy my pots as much as I enjoy making them.”

Jane have kindly lend me a selection of her stunning vases for a photoshoot I have in mind. In a meantime, I’m enjoying their beauty at home and thought I’d share it with you all too.

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