The most difficult part of most projects is getting started. We’ve needed to be here for a long time, but have put off and put off adding to the plethora of blogs available. That being said, why are we here?
First, what *is* lost in clover? You have to notice a few things about clover – it’s just about everywhere, it multiplies, and most of it looks the same! Then, you find that rare four leaf (or five leaf) clover. But, how exactly is the four leaf clover different from its three leaf bretheren? Apart from the obvious extra leaf, its overall shape is unique. Run of the mill clover is reminiscent of a triangle, it has an unmistakable shape and color in the carpet it lays across the fields. It’s different from the surrounding grass – its shape, color and texture are unique – and from it springs blossoms of purple or white.
It’s easy to get lost in a profusion of clover – one stalk resembling its neighbor. But when you pay close attention, you can occasionally see a difference in the pattern – a square rather than a triangle – and you’ve found the elusive four leaf clover! Some will go their entire life without finding a single four leaf clover. I don’t know if it’s because they don’t look or because they can’t see the differences nestled in the green carpet of clover. First, you must look – you must have faith that you will find the lucky clover – and you must be ready to recognize it when you see it nestled among its more common neighbors. Only its shape gives it away and in a profusion of clover, it can be difficult to pick out the true four leaf clovers.
What does clover have to do with anything anyway? Too often we get caught up in what we’ve always done – we see what we’ve always seen in the way we’ve always seen it. We’re not open to the beautiful differences that present themselves to us every single day. We don’t look with the eyes of a child, we look with the eyes of jaded adults – not looking for wonder in life and certainly not seeing it when it’s there.
Pause for a moment and look at a patch of clover – although it all may look the same, there are wonders to be found if you have an open heart and an open mind.
