Gifts from Pine Cone

I walked along the side of the road and passed a pine tree.

I looked down to see several large pine cones and branches on the snow.

I took another step and before me was a miniature pine cone still attached to a very small branch. I picked it up and carried it with me. It seemed out of place and all alone around the larger cones and branches.

I wondered what message this tiny pine cone had for me as I continued to walk with it in my gloved hand. I realized it was saying:

  • It is not only the biggest, the brightest, and the most obvious and similar that has meaning in this life.
  • It is the unique and quiet presence of something a bit out of place that can catch our attention and give us strength.
  • Even the smallest gift can produce amazing joy and life and wisdom and power.
  • Be aware of the presence and beauty of all things, of all life, no matter how small.
  • Know that all is perfect just as it is.
  • It is in that awareness that we find our way, we find our gift, we find our time to open and share with others.
  • We all have a gift to share and it may come in a package that seems unlike the others and really doesn’t fit in, yet it has an important purpose to fulfill.
  • Love that gift, no matter how different or tiny it seems.

As you love that gift, it will blossom with amazing love, light, and one-of-a-kind beauty.

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