Just like the sprouting plants making their way through a growing season, we all have our own collection of challenges that fill our days, and hopefully we find a corresponding stack of solutions to make it through victoriously.

I decided to take note of the spring storms I faced as a human and also collected visual snapshots of the strength and beauty blooming in nature that helped inspire me as I made my way toward the smiles.

I compiled the following shortlist that includes a handful of common plants paired with symbolic meanings. This list comes in handy when I find myself struggling to find the right words to adequately share meaningful feelings, express deep gratitude, alter a vibe, spruce up an atmosphere, inspire creativity, manifest positivity, or whatever the case may be. Because sometimes when words don’t work, flowers actually do!