Paul is saying something, and here it is in Sandy’s words: ‘Change your mind so much so that you become a new person, forget corrupt thinking, right thinking is what you need. This thinking is God rooted in His will for you.’
Ephesians 4:22-24 ( Read it yourself. This is really ‘privately’ mine.)
the green leaf changing to red.
Easy to see!
Changing, neither here nor there.
Travelling from a green leaf to a red leaf, some say petal, but it’s a leaf. They are all bracts.
Will it make the change? More sun, more water , a feed. Or is ‘on the change’ permanent, never the same.
Do you know? Does it matter?
It can’t go back to green, but it may never make red!
Here are some thoughts on change:
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.
Maya Angelou
There is nothing permanent except change.
Heraclitus
Change your opinions,
Keep to your principles,
Change your leaves,
Keep intact your roots.
Victor Hugo 1802-1885 French Romantic writer and politician.
The Poinsettia derives its English name from Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States minister to Mexico. He is credited with introducing the plant to the USA in the 1820s . Paul Ecke’s ranch in the USA serves half the worldwide market and 70% of the USA market with Poinsettia. Did you know, I didn’t, that December 12 is National Poinsettia Day, marking the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett.
Our beautiful Christmas plant is most likely from Holland, although there are these options excluding the already mentioned USA, Brazil, Peru, South Africa, and Israel.
Our garden world!
Take care as we prepare for this festive occasion.
Sandy 🙂
They are such beautiful plants Sandy! May it keep bringing you joy well after Christmas my friend. Love the photo and Victor Hugo’s saying to keep your roots in tact🎄🍀
Yes, Victor Hugo was wise in that respect! I will try to give the Poinsettia what it needs. Thanks for our communication through this blog during 2023. I have enjoyed it.🙂🤗
I appreciated this post – all of it. Inspiring and informative. xx
Glad for that! Have a beautiful warm day, dear sis!
Beautiful post about change!
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Thank you Morag. How kind of you.
I love poinsettias but just learned a lot from you about them, thank you! What a great connection with change. My poinsettia from last year is still alive and living in my living room! But I failed to give it proper dark maintenance last season, so it is bushy and all green. 😏 I am going to try to follow maintenance this season but so afraid I will kill it in darkness and no water. Should I try? 🤔
In Africa, they grow as big trees. I don’t know how they would give darkness there. Each year, they bloom, so a quick answer is “I don’t know.” I will ask Google.
I was going to google and figure it out. 🙂 I’ve seen them in Florida in landscapes year-round and they bloomed too. I thought I’d keep mine well-cared for and away from cold drafts and good lighting and have been waiting for red to appear, lol. We’ll see what happens by next Christmas, me and my poinsettia. 🙂
Yes, and next Christmas will be here before you know it.