A wise man once told me, “If you try to force a flower to bloom, you will break it. You can feed it, water it, give it sun, even prune it, but you can’t make it bloom. It does that on its own.” This advice has served me well through the years. It applies to people, relationships, work, all kinds of things. If it doesn’t flow and grow, let it go!
You can’t force a flower to bloom
Written by Michael Myrick
Welcome to my online home since 2004. I blog a bit about my life as it happens, my work as I am permitted, and occasional throwback entries. When I'm not writing new posts, I actively curate this blog, improving the wording or adding new media to old posts, and finally finishing old drafts I've left sitting for years. It is not my intention to be a source of news or content. I don’t have anything to sell, and I’m not trying to get likes/shares/follows. This site is an autobiographical effort - imperfections and all. My life, remembered in my words, my way.
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