Pink

Pink

• Physical tranquility
• Nurturance
• Warmth
• Femininity
• Love

I’m a tomboy, so pink is not the first thing I pick up. But this morning the daphne bloomed, with its delicate pink flowers and heavenly scent. Now that’s a pink I can appreciate.

Pink is nurturance and warmth. I tend to just see the caricature of pink—the brassy pinks, the gaudy pinks. But becoming a mother, I’ve learned pink’s richness and its depth. There is nothing in the world like holding a baby in your arms and rocking her to sleep. In nurturing this child, I nurture myself. I find wells of gentleness and quiet I didn’t know I had.

As the years have passed, I realize that I tend to get busy and occupied with the world. I pass by those nurturing moments without really noticing. It takes care and attention to stop and cherish those experiences, to allow that nurturing warmth to feed our souls and cheer our hearts. And when I do, I see more deeply the richness of my life that is always there.