Wildflower Blessing



You are blessed with the heart of a wildflower.

Penny Webb

My favourite flowers have always been the wildflowers.

As a young child in England I loved the Buttercups and the Daisys that I formed into chains for my wrist and neck.  As a young person in New Zealand, the yellow and white Freesias that edged the ditches of our lane where I walked most days to meet the school bus, filled my senses.

Wildflowers form no neat rows. They just are and wherever they seed they bring delight.

I love the ancient words of wisdom, “Walk into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They don’t fuss with their appearance—have you ever seen colour and design quite like it?”

The message wildflowers have always given me is that they are true, true to their wildness. I love this about them, for the times when others have tried to tame me or when I constrain my unique wildness are the times when I have felt unsettled, unfulfilled and miserable.

So…

You are blessed with the heart of a wildflower.

You are strong enough to rise again after you have been trampled on.

Tough enough to weather the worst of the summer storms

Able to grow and flourish even in the most damaged places.

You are beautiful.

No Regrets

Penny


About Penny

Penny was born in England, raised in New Zealand, lived in America and settled in Perth, Australia. Together with her husband Mark, she is raising a teenage daughter and has twin twenty-something sons. "Coming home at the end of a solid working day to family and friends is my delight" says Penny, Co-author of the book – She’s Not Your Competition. She is a heart-felt communicator who believes in the power of a person’s story. Penny has over 25 years experience as a high level leader and spokesperson in both the private and non-profit sectors with significant public relations experience. She is currently the CEO of South Coastal Women's Health Services, and prior on the Leadership Teams of Rise Network and Riverview supporting people in areas of mental health, domestic and family violence, and children overseas at risk of exploitation. She holds an MBA and MBL, and is a Board Director for the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia. For the past 15 years she has provided pro-bono support as a mentor for leaders and consultant to not for profits. Penny’s personal life endeavour is a determination to "make life better not bitter".