Updated July 19, 2020
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This is a sweet story about Finding Happiness in a Field of Dandelions. I know you’ll enjoy reading it.
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As I pulled into a parking spot, I noticed the field beside me was uncut and full of weeds. I wondered why management didn’t take care of this maintenance.
My sister and I had taken the grandkids to an old gold mine to explore the grounds and pan for gold. It was a warm and sunny spring day and everyone was excited. From the looks of the parking lot, a lot of other families had the same plans we had that day.
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Dandelion wishes
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We spent the whole day at the gold mine and as we wandered about, we shared all the things we would wish for with our dandelion wishes. As we held hands, walked, and laughed, my frustration with the uncut field evaporated.
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As grown-ups, we often tend to see the less-than-perfect side of things first. When, if we look a little harder or a little longer, we can find beauty in the small things. We can usually turn the negative situation into a positive one. A young child showed me how to turn a field of weeds into a thousand dandelion wishes.
Sometimes it feels easier to gripe or complain about a person or a situation. But, that only robs us of a good feeling. Instead, try to make a conscious effort to find the good in the person or situation. It’s usually a matter of adjusting our attitude and reminding ourselves of all the goodness surrounding us.
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Focus on a positive thought
If you, honestly, cannot find anything positive in the current situation, then it’s time to switch your focus to something else altogether. Think of something or someone who does bring a smile to your face. Try to hold this thought for a full minute. In that length of time, you probably have adjusted your attitude to positive thoughts.
Allow these positive thoughts to take root and grow in your life. Wayne Dyer once said, “Initiate a habit of choosing thoughts and ideas that support feeling good and powerful and elevate you to a higher level of consciousness.” This habit will lead you to have an awesome day. Trust the process.
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By the way, back at the gold mine, my grandson did strike gold that day. The geologist on duty confirmed his gold nugget and safely packed it for the trip home.
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A day with the grandkids, a thousand dandelion wishes, and now, a nugget of gold, how much more JOY could my heart hold on this day? It was a glorious outing for sure!
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Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalms 37:4
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How do Miracles happen? The bone that disappeared
Choosing JOY when you don’t feel JOYful
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Great article
Lovely post. Perspective is everything! And sometime through the eyes of a child is the best perspective shift ever!
What a beautiful story! I love that your granddaughter was able to help you be more positive. I’ll make sure to think of dandelion wishes when I’m feeling down.
Lovely perspective shift!
A great reminder to always look at the glass half full, instead of empty! A reminder that we can find beauty in all situations! huh! Thanks for the reminder!
Maybe I’m missing something , but why would a field near an old mine be mowed in the first place? Why not leave the flowers for the bees?
Michelle, you may be right about that! Thanks for your perspective.
Yesterday I was driving down the street and I came across a large empty lot that at one time had been the proposed site for condos in our little town. It was then that I noticed the sign had been removed and the entire lot was covered in seed dandelions waiting to be scattered. Normally I think I would have reacted differently but I thought to myself “There is a field full of wishes.” So ironic that I stumbled across your post today one day after seeing my own version of a field of dreams!
Jenn, what a fabulous story! Thank you for sharing!
I love this post. We can see things in a new and different way and shift our attitude if we are willing. What a lovely blessing that day in your grandaughter’s perspective. So sweet, brought tears to my eyes! 🙂
Julie, Thank you for your kind words!
Blessings, Louise
You’ve just hit on one of the best parts of my job as a teacher with your dandelion field story, having access to that positivity and wonder. Children really help to give the world rose colored glasses.
Aw this is so sweet!
Love this, it feels so good to recognise the joy and positivity in the every day or otherwise overlooked beauty. For me its blue skies and painted rocks.
Great story and I love the advice after. Thanks for sharing!
I always love your inspirational stories! You make me feel like I am in a field of dandelions enjoying the happiness they can bring or share with someone else. Thank you for sharing!
Denise, I am glad you were inspired by this sweet story.
I love how children can change our perspectives so quickly! Their innocence and way of seeing the world is so pure. Thank you for sharing!
I really enjoyed this uplifing story. Thanks for the motivation.
Such a beautiful story. I enjoyed reading it 🙂
It was indeed her innocent mind that made your day and as I read your story I too feel happy. As we grow up we turn out completely different from what we were as kids. I still love the same things I loved as a child. I still get drenched in the rain whenever it rains and it makes me calm, relaxed, and gives a chance to be a carefree child.
I love how something so simple can cause us to completely change our attitude and perspectives. Thank you for the reminders. Such a great story!