Greetings!
This festive season the flamboyance and vibrancy of “silent doctor” poinsettia has assisted in bringing a conscious finale to my academic term.
Personally, this school term was loaded with flare and filled with many gorgeous learning experiences. In fact, a few weeks ago a class teacher went on an unexpected extended leave of absence. Through the Creator the principal directed me to prepare her students’ end-of-term reports.
Almost, without hesitation or question I sprang into action to expedite this unanticipated duty. Actually, the paperwork for the 28 reports was completed meticulously and this experience caused overwhelming joy to blanket my body.
I thank Mr J. Goddard for assisting with the spreadsheet challenges I encountered. Teachers are good people.
This entire episode mirrors unconditional love. We must practice it daily to perfect it.
I treasure that experience and call it a tale of the unexpected.
As promised, this months’ silent doctors relate to pregnancy, birth and babies and will be explored as I engage your interest about unconditional love. Today’s presentation will reveal poinsettia.
There is no coincident that Euphorbia pulcherrima or poinsettia is related to cassava, the rubber tree and castor oil.
Poinsettia has revealed to me that being intuitive can assist with understanding the Laws of Nature.
Imagine this silent doctor has not lost contact with intuition, it needs no artificial drugs or reminders to bloom every December.
In fact, it places total trust in Mother Nature as some of its essence transforms from green to red during December. It also produces a white milky sap, therefore can pregnancy and poinsettia be associated?
Poinsettia reminds me that in the darkness of the womb, pregnant mothers should trust the Creator to guide them in nurturing their babies. Additionally, key expectations of my pregnancy were the hope and joy of breast-feeding.
Breast-feeding is a divine, eternal gift. Therefore, let the white sap which miraculously flows from Poinsettia be a constant reminder that mothers’ milk flows to nourish and provide immune protection.
Research shows that poinsettia extracts have been used in some cultures to remove hair from the skin and to reduce fever. Folk usage also includes remedies for warts and toothache.
Poinsettia, one of the medicinal plants of the Philippines, is described as being used in folklore as follows: “an emetic and for purging, a poultice of leaves for a variety of skin problems and an infusion of flowers to stimulate the flow of breast milk”.
In conclusion, mother and father, pregnancy and breast-feeding are pinnacles of unconditional love. Let poinsettia sparkle to reveal a river of everlasting life.
