Fleurenasci — Celebrate Life

While we, at Fleurenasci, look at flowers and think about their essence or what they are saying.  The flower, as a reproductive organ, has one primary purpose which is to attract pollinators.  While their distinct colors and shapes are designed to capture the attention of a specific pollinator, many times they capture our attention as well.  The orchid is one beautiful example.  The article, 17 Flowers That Look Like Something Else, celebrates the orchid and its many wondrous faces.   Captivating for Mother...

I am in complete agreement with Lucy Animus when she says… one of the coolest things about gratitude is the way it affects the heart.  Most of us have heard or read multiple messages reinforcing the positive emotional benefits of practicing gratitude.  Messages such as, begin each day by being grateful, count your blessings, be grateful for what you have, etc.  But have you heard or read about the physical benefits of positive messages, specifically gratitude? In her article The Coolest Thing about Gratitude Lucy shares, "The heart creates an electromagnetic field that...

February has arrived and we all know what that means! Groundhog Day! Every year on February 2^nd the groundhog emerges to answer the much-awaited question, shadow or no shadow? If he sees his shadow six more weeks of winter are upon us while no shadow predicts an early spring. As I scanned the headlines for groundhog sightings it became very clear that there would not be a simple answer. Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil emerged to see his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter. However, my home state of Georgia’s Gen....